RICHARD F. FEDERICO
Managing Partner of Workplace Innovation & Editor of The Federico Column

Professional Expertise - Richard Federico consults on great place to work/employer of choice strategies, "life stage" demographic analyses and employee communication assessments.   He frequently helps companies with the application processes for Fortune, SHRM, Working Mother's and AARP.  He also consults on work/life strategies, communications strategies and ROI analyses.

Published Articles - Rich speaks and writes frequently on great place to work, work/life and communications issues.   His articles have appeared in Workspan, Employee Benefits News, Employee Benefits Journal, Benefits and Compensation Solutions, ACA Journal, ACA News, HRMagazine, HRExecutive, Compensation and Benefits Management, Compensation and Benefits Review, CCHC, BenefitsLink, Crain's New York, the Boston College Work & Family Essay Series and Communication World.

Speaking Engagements - Rich has presented at numerous national and regional seminars and conferences, including WorldatWork, the Work/Life Congress, Benefits Mangement Expo, the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans, the Conference Board Work/Life Conference, the Society of Human Resources Management Conference, the Council on Employee Benefits, the New England Employee Benefits Conference, the Employee Services Management Conference, the New England HR Association, the American Society of Healthcare HR Administrators, the Colleges & Universities Professional Association and the International Association of Business Communicators.

TV Appearances - Rich has appeared on CNBC-TV's "Business Center," "The Edge" and "How to Succeed in Business."

Press Attributions - Rich has been widely quoted in the press, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Crain's New York, Crain's Chicago, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newark Ledger and Arizona Republican.  

Professional Affiliations - Rich is a member of WorldatWork, the Alliance of Work/Life Professional, SHRM, ASHHRA and has served on the board of the International Association of Business Communicators and the New York Business Group on Health's Elder Care Task Force.

Prior Work Experience - Prior to establishing Workplace Innovation and The Federico Column three years ago, Rich consulted on work/life and communications for 15 years for The Segal Company and Mercer Consulting.   Before entering the HR consulting profession, he directed employee communications for Lever Brothers Company..