Oreoluwa George-Taylor is a Director Analyst in Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights HR Practice. With over a decade of global HR experience, she specializes in HR Function and Strategy Management, HR Operating Model, HR Transformation, HR Roles and Talent, AI in HR, and HR Strategy. Oreoluwa partners with CHROs and HR leaders to deliver strategic, data-driven guidance that optimizes HR performance and aligns the HR function with enterprise objectives. She is known for her collaborative and creative approach, leveraging best practices and research to help clients design and implement HR strategies that improve organizational performance, strengthen workplace culture, and support business growth. Oreoluwa is also an experienced Gartner HR conference speaker, having delivered breakout sessions on Inclusive Leadership, as well as facilitating executive roundtables and ask-the-expert sessions where she engages senior HR leaders in practical discussions and peer learning on critical workforce topics.
Her recent research includes: '4 CHRO Strategies to Migrate Operational Activities From Strategic HRBPs'
Previously, Oreoluwa was a leading expert in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), working with Gartner clients to develop and implement enterprise-wide DEI strategies, and measure and embedding equity within talent processes. She published research on DEI and Disability Inclusion, including: 'Future-Proof Your I&O Talent Strategy With DEI' and 'Elevate Disability Inclusion From Compliance to Strategy'.
Before joining Gartner, Oreoluwa built her HR expertise across industries and countries—including the UK, Nigeria, and Canada—serving as an HR Business Partner, Learning and Development specialist, Organizational Development leader, and business change consultant. In these roles, she drove excellence and impact by aligning HR initiatives with business strategy, developing talent, managing organizational change, and fostering cultures of continuous improvement and inclusion. Her broad experience enables her to provide actionable insights and trusted guidance to executive clients, helping organizations achieve sustainable performance and enterprise-wide success.
Wipro, Principal Consultant, Talent & Change, 1 years
Shell, HR Change, Learning & Talent Business Partner , 7 years
HR Transformation and AI-Ready Operating Model
HR Strategy and Management
HR Roles and Talent
MSc Social Policy & Development, London School of Economics and Political Science
BSc Politics & Sociology University of Bristol
How do I make HR more strategic?
How do I create a more agile HR function?
How can HR adopt agile principles and ways of working and transform the operating model?
How do I measure the success of my HR strategy?
How do I create an HR strategy that delivers value to the business?