{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","id":"cmtyqhud6002z7oxzotbp47af","name":"Diane Gherson","slug":"diane-gherson","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/diane-gherson","role":"Board Director, Senior Advisor and prior IBM CHRO","company":"Kraft Heinz","bio":"Diane Gherson is a board director and senior advisor who served as Chief Human Resources Officer at IBM from 2013 until her retirement in 2020, overseeing its global workforce. She sits on the Kraft Heinz board of directors (appointed 2022) and is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School. She is known for applying data and AI to HR transformation.","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-gherson-1b93b77","honors":[{"title":"Top 100 HR Tech Influencer","issuer":"HR Executive","year":2026,"url":"https://hrexecutive.com/2026-top-100-hr-tech-influencers/"}],"faq":[{"q":"Who is Diane Gherson?","a":"Diane Gherson is a board director and senior advisor who served as Chief Human Resources Officer at IBM from 2013 until her retirement in 2020, overseeing its global workforce. She sits on the Kraft Heinz board of directors (appointed 2022) and is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School. She is known for applying…"},{"q":"What is Diane Gherson's role?","a":"Diane Gherson is Board Director, Senior Advisor and prior IBM CHRO at Kraft Heinz."},{"q":"What is Diane Gherson recognized for?","a":"Diane Gherson has been recognized as Top 100 HR Tech Influencer by HR Executive (2026)."}],"verification":{"status":"verified"},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-09-13T01:22:45.121Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/diane-gherson","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."}}