Heather Averbook
With broad experience as both a hands-on HR practitioner and strategic HR consultant, Heather Averbook understands the challenges that companies face when attracting, developing and retaining key leaders. At Navigate Forward, she leverages this industry expertise and her problem-solving style to build trusted advisor relationships with our valued corporate clients.
Prior to joining Navigate Forward, Heather served as chief talent scout and employee experience consultant at LeapGen, where she helped various Fortune 500 companies hone their strategies for human capital management (HCM) technology and employee experience. For more than a decade, she sold and implemented HR technology solutions and managed key account activities for Workday, Knowledge Infusion and Peoplesoft. Her client-side roles include vice president of operations for Knowledge Infusion, an HR technology startup, where she oversaw all facets of talent acquisition, onboarding and systems. In all her engagements, Heather excels at taking a consultative approach and creating engaging experiences for clients.
Heather holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and human resource management from Ohio University and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She holds additional certificates in project management from the University of Minnesota and non-profit management from Duke University.