Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources

Kellie Teal-Guess joined ProQuest in 2012 as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. As the HR Leader, she is responsible for the overall human resources (HR) strategy and functional HR leadership in support of ProQuest's business initiatives and team. She is also responsible for developing and driving the people strategy and fostering an environment where the global ProQuest team is engaged, valued and successful. In this role, she reports directly to the CEO.

Prior to ProQuest, Ms. Teal-Guess was with Dell Corporation in Austin (TX), where she was Executive Director, Human Resources, supporting more than 18,000 employees in its global Services Delivery group. Over an eight-year span at Dell, Ms. Teal-Guess worked in successively more strategic and advanced roles, overseeing all core human resource operations as well as key initiatives – including organizational effectiveness, acquisition integration, and talent development. Prior to Dell, she held positions in human resource management at Foodmaker, Inc., and Six Flags Theme Parks.

Kellie Teal-Guess holds MBA, MPA, and BA degrees from the University of Texas System. She is based in ProQuest's Ann Arbor headquarters.