ActOne Group founder and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd is a North Carolina native who left her hometown in 1976 armed with $1500. Since then, she has dedicated her efforts to building an organization that is committed to keeping the humanity in Human Resources and Strategic, Inclusive Procurement.

Howroyd’s commitment to excellence has grown ActOne Group to 33 countries, with over 17,000 clients and more than 2,800 employees. The largest woman-minority owned workforce management company founded in the US, ActOne Group professionals bring expertise in delivering corporate HR initiatives to local and global markets.

Howroyd leads her teams to build business success based on the ability to connect great companies with great talent. Her passion for education, mentorship, and self-empowerment initiatives have earned her many professional and philanthropic recognitions, including Black Enterprise’s coveted 2022 Woman of the Year award and the first-ever BET Honors Entrepreneur of the Year. She is a sought after speaker and media subject matter expert in her fields and the author of two #1 Amazon best-selling books: "The Art of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You" and "Acting Up: Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom."

Howroyd has been a presidential appointee to several committees, including Barack Obama’s Presidential Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), an appointment to the Federal Communications Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE), and continues to serve on the ITAC 10(International Trade Advisory Committee - Professional Services). She is the newly elected Chair of the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard University and supports inclusive programs for women and minorities as the first African American to gift $10 million to the University of Southern California, as well as millions to other institutions that include her alma mater, the nation’s largest HBCU, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

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