Jared Koesten is the Chief Human Resources Officer at BrandStar, where he leads the company’s people strategy with a focus on balancing employee experience and the power of creative execution with the commerciality of business growth and evolution. With more than 25 years of HR and operational leadership including holding the role of Worldwide Chief Talent Officer at CreativeDrive and VP of Human Resources at Omnicom’s Zimmerman Advertising, he brings a passion for building cultures where people thrive, innovation flourishes, and teams perform at their best. Jared holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a master's in human resources management and labor relations from the New York Institute of Technology. Based in South Florida, he’s a three-time Ironman triathlon finisher and actively supports causes including The Brain Aneurysm Foundation.