Tracey Walker is a three-time C-suite chief executive, former global accounting firm partner, and nationally recognized leader in enterprise transformation, culture business growth, leadership and award-winning organizational performance.
Her executive leadership includes CEO of SHRM Linkage, the leadership arm of the world’s largest HR organization; Chief Experience Officer at Alvarez & Marsal, driving inclusion outcomes in Private Equity and restructure; and Partner/Principal and Chief Culture Officer at RSM US LLP where she spent two decades leading award-winning culture and global organizational performance.
Across multibillion-dollar enterprises, she has led large-scale transformation, designed 25 accredited leadership programs, and expanded enterprise learning and engagement serving more than 500,000 professionals globally. Before her C-suite appointments, Tracey built a distinctive career in legislative affairs, government relations, and federal financial services. As a registered corporate representative and former lobbyist, she represented business interests before Congress, federal agencies, and state legislatures on business and public-policy issues, including IP, franchise law, and education connecting policy, corporate strategy, and business outcomes.
She led advisory in federal lending, compliance, financial management, reporting, risk, and technology—experience that continues to inform her enterprise and external-affairs perspective. Tracey completed graduate work with honors in Organizational Behavior and Management at Harvard and holds advanced-practitioner credentials from Cornell University’s ILR School. A sought-after lecturer, her executive instruction includes Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management, Howard University, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, AICPA, IFAC, ISACA, AAFA, and other business and trade audiences.
She is known for pairing research and business cases with practical, actionable leadership methods. A compelling facilitator and voice on AI-era leadership, Tracey’s “AI + HI + LI” (Artificial + Human + Leadership) Intelligence equation explores high performance, through leadership; the judgment, courage, influence, and accountability to turn intelligence into results. Her BIG model—Business Aligned, Impact for All, Growth-Enabled— centers on measurable enterprise value, people innovation and growth.
Her board and advisory leadership includes AGA, AICPA’s National Commission, ATLA, Howard University, Greater Washington Board of Trade, the National Urban League (former Affiliate Board Chair), among others. Her distinctions include AICPA Most Powerful Women in Accounting, AGA President’s Award as Co-founding Chair of their Women’s Council; Consulting Magazine’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Consulting, and ALPFA Executive of the Year 2025.
