Kent Plunkett

A serial entrepreneur with deep experience in starting and growing companies, Kent is thrilled to be back at the helm of the company he founded in 1999. During his 11-year tenure as its Chairman and CEO, Salary.com grew from start-up to a successful initial public offering in 2007; was acquired by Kenexa in 2010 and subsequently, by IBM. Before acquiring the company back in January 2016, Kent was the CEO of Intronis, another SaaS leader. Kent holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and A.B. in Economics and Government from Georgetown University. He is a three-time Inc. 500 CEO, a six-time Deloitte Fast 50 awardee and recipient of the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of Year Award for business services. Kent is accredited by WorldatWork as a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®).