Elisa Vincent is Vice President of Global Talent Enablement at Skillsoft where she leads strategic talent and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. She has more than 20 years of experience leading and transforming people-first organizations through human capital management, leadership development, talent and change management, organizational effectiveness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion across global enterprises.
Elisa began her career in international education and study abroad, where she designed, developed, and led international leadership development experiences for students and faculty — experiences that enabled research and study of gender equality and equity around the world. In those early days of her career, she also taught Italian to business professionals at the Boston Language Institute. She was one of the founding members of the Bentley University, Center for Women and Business, and has served as an adjunct faculty member for human resources and talent development students at Bentley and a coach for people at all stages of their lives and careers. Since her transition from academia to for-profit industries, Elisa has built inclusive and transformational talent solutions in high growth, purpose-driven organizations ranging from biotech, to edtech, to learning & development professional services.
She has founded numerous women’s leadership programs in both the organizations and the communities she serves. She is has been a proud Board Member of MediaGirls. Elisa holds a Masters of Education and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University, and lives in Boston with her husband and two children.
