Driving Cross-Generational Collaboration, With NIH’s Julie Berko

As the global workforce continues to age, it is increasingly
vital for organizations to have both efficient succession plans
and effective knowledge sharing between their employees. Julie
Berko, Director of the Office of Human Resources at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), joins the Talent Angle to discuss how
organizations can leverage data to enable knowledge sharing and
simplify succession planning. She also explains how organizations
can identify future skills needs and build strategies to develop
them.


Julie Berko boasts more than 30 years of human resources
experience, honored with the 2022 Presidential Rank Award. A
Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor, she champions workplace
flexibilities and employee well-being. Julie pioneered the FAA's
Work/Life program and geriatric care management. At NIH, she
instituted the Leave Bank program, Maxiflex, and telework
expansion, meeting 100% employee needs. Her initiatives fostered
diversity, inclusion, and swift response to COVID-19, enabling
quick transition to maximum telework for 75% of the workforce.
Julie served on the NIH Child Care Board, Health and Wellness
Council, and co-chaired the 2023 Federal Human Capital
Collaborative Forum. She holds a master’s degree in public
administration from American University and a bachelor’s degree
in sociology from Howard University.


Peter Aykens is the chief of research for Gartner’s HR practice.
Peter is responsible for building and leading research teams
within the practice to address clients’ key initiatives. Before
his current role, he spent over 25 years at Gartner leading
research teams focused on banking and financial services
strategy, producing numerous studies that addressed business
strategy, channels, marketing, customer experience and product
challenges. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science
from St. Olaf College, a master’s degree in international
politics from Aberystwyth University (formerly known as the
University College of Wales, Aberystwyth) and a master’s degree
and a doctorate in political science from Brown University.