Elizabeth Williams, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Current Role

As a strategist and thought leader, Elizabeth collaborates with Rehmann leaders, drives the growth of the HR solutions practice, leads Rehmann’s team of consultants and impacts her client organizations through progressive human capital strategies.

Elizabeth is based in Rehmann’s Troy office, with a presence in the Grand Rapids location as well.

Service Areas

• Human resource consulting and outsourcing
• Leadership coaching and training
• Strategic planning
• Client relations
• Employee and labor relations
• Executive recruiting

Experience

Prior to joining Rehmann, Elizabeth led the corporate HR strategy within a private equity firm in the defense contract space, harmonizing HR processes in their portfolio of companies across the US, while conducting due diligence for new acquisitions to integrate into the corporation.

With 24 years of experience, her breadth and depth of experience span the full scope of human resources management, including training and organizational development, recruitment, union labor relations, benefits and compensation plan designs, company culture change and employee engagement, investigative behavioral analysis, executive coaching, as well as due diligence with mergers and acquisitions on both sides of the process.

Elizabeth has held HR leadership roles in privately held, publicly traded and private equity firms, and also has global HR experience. Her prior years of consulting include advising family-owned businesses and work in many industries, such as insurance agencies, medical offices, aerospace, public relations, news and media, mortgage and professional services firms and many manufacturing environments.

A Closer Look

• Elizabeth serves on the Board of Directors for Detroit SHRM as well as the MISHRM State Council, focusing on Workforce Development.
• Elizabeth is a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist on a wide variety of HR topics and has written and facilitated several leadership training workshops.