Josh Newman
Global Head of People Strategy & Experience
WPP

Josh Newman is Global Head of People Strategy & Experience at WPP, the world’s leading marketing and communications company ($14B revenue, 110k employees). He leads enterprise-wide efforts in workforce transformation, job redesign, employee listening, and experience—shaping WPP’s path in an AI-powered, performance-driven world. Known for aligning business priorities with human insight, Josh helps global companies navigate change through data-informed storytelling and scalable talent models. At Walmart, he launched the first global EVP and represented the company on the World Economic Forum’s Future of Work task force. He advises CEOs and CHROs on AI and workforce strategy.