Kristopher Newbauer is head of global people and talent at Rotary International, the world's oldest (and one of the largest) humanitarian service club organization. Kristopher is a past president of the International Accreditors Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and continues to serve on its board. He holds a master of education in global human resource development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master of human resource management (MHRM). He holds certificates in human resources from Cornell University and DePaul University. Kristopher serves on the adjunct faculty of human resources development, department of educational leadership in the College of Education at Northeastern Illinois University. He previously served on the adjunct faculty of the department of education policy, organization, and leadership in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was selected as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Global HR Leaders by the World HRD Congress in February 2018 in Mumbai, India, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) in August 2018, and he was honored by Crain’s as a Notable Leader in Human Resources in 2020.