Sultan Business Centre   
Oud Metha Road, Office 320   
Dubai, United Arab Emirates   
Tel: +971 (0) 4 4072 569   

Marcia B. Riley

Subject Matters
Training, Organisational Development and Talent Management

Languages spoken
English

Certifications

  • Masters Credits, Organisation Development
    Johns Hopkins University,
  • Certified Practitioner Career Architect
    Lominger Limited
  • Certified Participant
    Quality Enhancement Seminar, Dr. Edward Deming
  • Certified Facilitator
    Myers­Briggs Type Indicator, Otto Kroeger Associates
  • Certified Facilitator
    Front Line Leadership, Zenger­Miller

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • Human Resource Leadership Forum

Books
Contributed to "Motivating the Millennial Knowledge Worker" by Donald Shandler Ph.D.

Marcia B. Riley, Vice President of Talent Management & Human Resources, ESI International, brings a diverse background in learning and talent management to the guidance and growth of the ESI team. She also shares her expertise and enthusiasm with ESI clients by providing executive counsel on the refinement and development of talent management programmes. Her career spans more than 20 years and multiple industries including healthcare, IT and financial services.

In addition to delivering client workshops, webinars and consulting, she leads – and often delivers – ESI’s various global talent development programmes. Marcia also maintains an active speaking schedule, particularly within the professional training and development community.

As a respected expert in leadership development, strategic workforce planning and change management, she regularly serves as a media spokesperson and authors several related articles annually.

Prior to joining ESI, Marcia held several talent management and learning leadership positions with such prestigious organisations as Inova Health Systems and Sallie Mae.

She also served as president of her own consultancy, where she worked with a broad array of clients including: VeriSign, the U.S. Senate, the Nature Conservancy and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Marcia is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management, the Human Resources Leadership Forum and the American Society for Training and Development.

She holds a bachelor’s in psychology from Nasson College, Springvale, ME and has completed post-graduate work at The John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

 

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