Our People

The Kenexa High Performance Institute is built on the knowledge and research of a multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, economists and researchers. Meet our team.

Dr. Jack Wiley

Jack Wiley, Ph.D

Founder and Executive Director

Areas of Interest:
Employee surveys, employee engagement, linkage research, leadership effectiveness, employee satisfaction and productivity
Dr. Nigel Guenole

Nigel Guenole, Ph.D

Research Manager

Areas of Interest:
Leadership, Work Attitudes, Structural Equation Modeling
Dr. Rena Rasch

Rena Rasch, Ph.D

Research Manager

Areas of Interest:
General cognitive ability, personality, fairness and bias, effective and ineffective leadership behavior, work attitudes and engagement, generational differences, methodological and statistical issues, and occupational health psychology.
Dr. Ines Wichert

Ines Wichert, Ph.D

Senior Psychologist

Areas of Interest:
Women’s career development, women leaders and women on boards, talent management and leadership development, organizational culture, psychological well-being at work

Dr. Haiyan Zhang

Haiyan Zhang, Ph.D

Research Associate

Areas of Interest:
Employee Motivation, Organizational Performance, Cross-Cultural Human Resources Management