2023–Present
Claremont Graduate University
Ph.D. Candidate & Organizational Consultant
Researching AI-enabled recruiting and applicant experience; leading applied culture and strategy projects for California organizations.
Human-Centered AI · Global Talent · Organizational Transformation
Building the human side
of an AI-enabled future.
William Liu is a global HR executive, organizational researcher, and venture builder connecting AI, talent, culture, and leadership across the United States, Japan, and China.
HR Leader×
HR Consultant×
Founder×
Executive Coach×
OB ResearcherWhat I bring
One career.
Five lenses.
AI is changing how organizations find talent, make decisions, and design work. The enduring question is human: will people experience those systems as fair, trustworthy, and worthy of commitment?
I bring five lenses—executive, consultant, founder, coach, and researcher—to help leaders answer that question in practice.
Breadth & depth
Breadth across disciplines.
Depth where change matters.
30+
years across HR, consulting, search, coaching, and research
3
business cultures: United States, Japan, and China
1,000+
candidates supported through career development, executive search, and coaching
3,000+
employees supported through major financial-services transformation
Career
Built across borders, industries, and inflection points.
From transformation inside global companies to building an executive-search venture, the connecting thread is helping people and organizations navigate consequential change.
2014–2023
Human Future K.K.
Founder & Senior Managing Partner
Built a cross-border executive search, coaching, and HR advisory practice serving multinational technology, industrial, healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceutical organizations.
2013–2014
Elekta Japan
Director, Human Resources & General Affairs
Led culture integration, organization redesign, rewards, leadership development, talent acquisition, and global HR program rollout.
2010–2012
Russell Investments
Head of HR, Japan & North Asia
Led HR across Japan, China, and Korea through post-crisis transformation, growth, entity setup, and leadership development.
2007–2009
GE Consumer Finance
Director, HR Planning / Compensation & Benefits
Guided a 3,000+ employee business through divestiture, restructuring, workforce transition, retention, and HR systems integration.
AI & Human Systems Research
Advancing human-centered AI in talent.
My research examines how people experience AI-enabled recruiting—and how fairness, trust, and organizational science can guide better talent decisions.
01
AI & Applicant Experience
How AI-enabled recruiting shapes fairness, trust, applicant reactions, and organizational legitimacy.
Explore the research →02
Organizational Culture
How leaders diagnose hidden assumptions, repair trust, break silos, and translate employee voice into action.
Explore the research →03
Global Leadership
How headquarters and local teams align across culture, language, institutional context, and business priorities.
Explore the research →Selected publication
Gilliland, S. W., Liu, W. (William), & Steiner, D. D. “Applicant Reactions to Testing and Selection.” The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Assessment and Selection, Second Edition.
Education
Continuous learning,
across disciplines.
2023–2028 expected
Ph.D., Organizational Behavior
Claremont Graduate University
2026
M.A., Organizational Behavior
Claremont Graduate University
2007
MBA
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Earlier studies
M.A., American Studies
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Doshisha University
Earlier studies
B.A., Chinese Studies
Shanghai International Studies University
AI & Talent Ventures
Turning research
into new possibilities.
Building practical ventures where human judgment, responsible AI, and global talent markets meet.
01
Human Future
Executive search, leadership coaching, and organizational advisory connecting Asia and North America.
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Jobmeguri.ai
Building a candidate-first, AI-powered job portal for Japan—matching people with opportunities based on capability, culture, and career fit.
Explore the venture →03
Executive Coaching & Development
Helping executives strengthen leadership effectiveness, navigate transitions, and lead organizational change across cultures.
Learn more →Blog / Notes
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Let’s shape the future
of talent—humanly.
Available for AI-enabled talent strategy, fractional HR leadership, organizational transformation, executive search, research collaboration, and selected speaking opportunities.
La Jolla, California · English / Japanese / Chinese