Judges
Jeanine Wilson – SVP, HR Executive at Bank of America
Jeanine Wilson is the Human Resources Executive supporting Global Human Resources, Enterprise Services (GHR & ES) and the Chief Administration Office (CAO) groups at Bank of America. In this role, she provides strategic HR consultation and execution for approximately 5,500 employees and leaders who deliver company-wide expertise and support in a variety of disciplines including corporate and external communications, public policy, CSR, corporate security, background screening, local markets, mail, food and travel services, and human resources.
Wilson joined Bank of America in 2005. She served in Learning & Leadership Development (L&LD) roles supporting a number of teams in Global Technology & Operations. Since 2009, she has worked as an HR generalist partnering with organizations in Global Technology & Operations and Global Risk. She moved to her role supporting GHR in January 2019 and was recently expanded to also support CAO in February 2023.
She started her career at Accenture in its Change Management practice. As a consultant, she worked with companies in resource industries to redesign processes, train employees and manage change for large-scale software implementations.
Wilson graduated from Miami University (Ohio) with Bachelor of Science degrees in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Later she earned her MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University where she focused in Human and Organizational Performance and Business Strategy.
Jeanine has also served as a board member for Third Sector Leadership, a non-profit organization which provides leadership development training to leaders of Charlotte area non-profits. Jeanine resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, Michael, and their two daughters, Elise and Paige.
Amy Johnson – Vice President at Emerson
Amy Johnson is a global business leader & strategic executive with a demonstrable track record of success working in the industrial sector & leading business growth and innovation. Trained as a chemical engineer, and skilled in product management, business development, strategic planning, communications, & cross-functional team leadership, she has lived and worked in Europe, Asia & North America, managing and supporting people across diverse cultures and geographies. Currently, Amy leads the global Micro Motion Coriolis and Rosemount Ultrasonic flow meter business as part of Emerson’s Measurement Solutions business unit.
Amy joined Emerson in 2004 after graduating from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management with a concentration in Operations. From 2004 to 2015, she worked in Emerson’s Climate Technology business serving the HVAC/R industry with increasing responsibilities from product management and strategic planning to marketing in the US and Asia. In 2015, Amy moved to London as the Vice President, EMEA Marketing for Emerson Network Power where she was instrumental in paving the way for a successful transition to Vertiv as Emerson divested of Network Power. After working with Vertiv for a few years in marketing and strategy, she returned to Emerson to lead the Flame and Gas Detection business in Minneapolis, MN which consisted of integrating several acquisitions into Emerson.
Prior to Emerson, Amy received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and started her career at W.L. Gore & Associates as a Technology Development Engineer and Hunter Fan Company as a Project Engineer. Originally from Bethpage, Tennessee, she currently resides in Boulder Colorado with her miniature Schnauzer, Winston, and love participating in numerous outdoor activities in the area.