Stephanie Kramer is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of L’Oréal USA, author of Carry Strong: An Empowered Approach to Navigating Pregnancy and Work (Penguin Life, 2023), and the mother of two young sons.
As a tenured executive with 20 years of experience across three continents, Stephanie brings dynamic leadership and business expertise with a dedicated people-first approach to the L’Oréal USA HR strategy including talent, learning, rewards, and people experience. Her experience prior to her role as CHRO has been as a Global General Manager, US General Manager, and Global Head of Marketing across L’Oréal’s diverse portfolio. L’Oréal USA leads the #1 beauty market in the world with more than 35 iconic brands that reach consumers in every category and distribution channel and is part of the L’Oréal Groupe, the #1 beauty company in the world.
Stephanie has served as an adjunct professor of management communication in the graduate business program at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) where she is a member of the program’s Industry Advisory Board. In addition, she serves as a current advisor to workplace and mental health innovation leaders, MasterClass, Work & Wellbeing, and Project Healthy Minds. She is a member of the Women’s Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, and CNBC Workforce Executive Council. She is also a founding board chair for HR Innovators, an organization dedicated to connecting and activating HR leaders.
Stephanie has been a featured speaker at several institutions and leadership summits across the country including The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Business School, New York University, the Forbes Future of Work Summit, the Yale Ventures Health of Women Summit and recently Eve International in Evian, France. Stephanie and her writing have been featured in Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and the Wall Street Journal.

Stephanie Kramer
Chief Human Resources Officer, L’Oréal USA
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