Elatia Abate is the Futurist in Residence at Paylocity, where she offers an external view into HR and modern workforce trends to organisations. Founder of Future of Now, Elatia is determined to help companies face and conquer the complex challenges they are facing through her esteemed strategic insight. Elatia has been offering her expertise as a keynote speaker for several years and can now be hired for your next event.
Receiving her BA in Political Science and MBA from the University of Chicago, Elatia has worked in some of the most esteemed roles and organisations around the world. She has been the Global Director of Talent Acquisition at Anheuser-Busch InBev, Instructor at General Assembly, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, University of Chicago Graham School, and is an Instructor at Stanford Continuing Studies. Elatia also served as Vice President of Human Resources at Dow Jones where she drove practices within the department to improve efficiency.
Author of the “How to Build a Career You Love for Career Switchers” workbook, Elatia strives to help organisations and individuals utilise their unique skills to grow and foster their creativity so that they lead happy, fulfilling lives. Through her series of strategies, tools, frameworks and methodologies, Elatia helps people around the world thrive in unpredictable situations, no matter the industry to which they belong.
A prolific speaker, she delivered the TEDx talk “Pioneering the Future” which explores how to harness the potential of the unknown world to create success. Named one of Forbes’ Leading Female Futurists, Elatia has been featured in featured in Fast Company, Esquire, Chief, Exame, and La Voz. Companies like PwC, Verizon, UniGroup, RMI – Rocky Mountain Institute, Grupo Globo, CME Group, and GMAC have benefitted from her guidance. Elatia Abate is now available to speak at a wide range of events about business, leadership, strategy, resilience and the future of work. Hire her today!
How to hire Elatia Abate
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Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
“What is so incredible about Elatia is not only her curiosity to discover things, but her desire to do something with what she discovers. There is a pragmatist with the discoverer. Her career and her journey has implications for all of us.” - Harry, Professor, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- 2023 – Futurist in Residence, Paylocity
- 2023 – Author of “How to Build a Career You Love for Career Switchers” workbook
- 2021 – Instructor, The University of Chicago Graham School
- 2020 – Named amongst Forbes’ 50 Leading Female Futurists
- 2018 – Futurist in Residence, Fesa Group
- 2017 – Instructor, Stanford Continuing Studies
- 2017 – Instructor, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
- 2014 – Instructor, General Assembly
- 2012 – Vice President of Human Resources, Dow Jones
- 2011 – Director of Recruitment, Dow Jones
- 2009 – Global Director of Talent Acquisition, Anheuser-Busch InBev
