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EMHRM Alumni

Join our impressive roster of alumni leaders.

Cornell ILR graduates are recognized as the world’s top human resources executives. Alumni have risen to chief human resource officer positions in major companies including Amazon, Coca-Cola, IBM and many others. As a Cornell ILR student, you’ll receive the same caliber of education and access to industry connections that prepared these leaders for senior HR roles.

Our more than 11,000 ILR alumni contribute their talents, insights, and skill to the success of Fortune 500 companies and a wide variety of organizations. They work in diverse fields including HR, labor relations, management and finance, unions, law, government, and public service.

Below you’ll find comments from our alumni about their experiences with ILR - and about how their online Executive Master of Human Resources Management program prepared them for career advancement.

ILR’s EMHRM Program: “Best in Class”

Airbnb Global Talent Director Ruben Ponte says the Executive Master’s in Human Resource Management program emboldened him to help build the kind of company he would like his children to work at.
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ILR’s EMHRM Program: “Best in Class”

LeAnn Smith

LeAnn Smith, EMHRM '16, shares her experience in the EMHRM program.

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LeAnn Smith

Testimonial Kate McGovern Santos '16

Testimonial for EMHRM by alumn Kate McGovern Santos '16
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Testimonial Kate McGovern Santos '16

Testimonial: Bryan Seaford ‘16

Testimonial for EMHRM by alumn Bryan Seaford '16
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Testimonial: Bryan Seaford ‘16

Testimonial: Melody Mitchell '16

Testimonial for EMHRM by alumn Melody Mitchell '16
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Testimonial: Melody Mitchell '16