Bridging scholarship and executive leadership.
Dr. Bill Castellano is Professor of Strategic HR Management at Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations. He is the former Chair of the HRM Department, former Director of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, and previously served as Associate Dean of External Engagement and Executive and Professional Education and as Director of the Center for HR Strategy. His research, teaching, and consulting activities are focused on the strategic management of human capital, employee engagement, and employee ownership. Bill has over forty-five years of experience working in corporate Fortune 50, entrepreneurial and research environments. Before joining Rutgers University, he held senior HR management positions at Merrill Lynch and Manufactures Hanover Trust where he was involved with human resource strategies and practices that supported both individual business groups and the global enterprise. Bill is an accomplished researcher publishing his work in practitioner and academic journals and is a frequent speaker at national HR and business conferences.
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"I am grateful to have collaborated with outstanding scholars who have helped shape my thinking on managing the future of work."
Decades of human capital architecture.
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PhD
Over forty-five years of human capital leadership spanning senior HR roles at Merrill Lynch and active business school academia.
Definitive published works outlining actionable strategies for engaging multigenerational talent and navigating algorithmic workforce integration.
Rigorous scholarly research at Rutgers Business School translated into concrete executive blueprints for organizational resilience.
My hope is that this work will help provide a practical roadmap to a prosperous and resilient future for organizations and their people.