Stephanie Kramer

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 beauty industry executive with 20 years of experience on three continents, Stephanie brings dynamic leadership expertise with a dedicated people-first approach to the company’s overall HR strategy in the U.S. including talent, learning, rewards, and people experience. She has served as an adjunct professor of management communication in the graduate business program at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) where she is also a member of the program’s Industry Advisory Board. Stephanie also serves as an advisor to MasterClass, and is a founding 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 and the Yale Ventures Health of Women Summit.  Stephanie and her writing have been featured in Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and the Wall Street Journal.