Workplace Learning Leader Atana Welcomes HR Technology Experts to Board of Directors
June 27 2024 - 7:00AM
Driving positive behavior changes through science-based workplace
learning solutions, Atana today announced two new board members.
Former CEO of People Strategy, Jim Prekop, and founder and CEO of
The Devon Group, Jeanne Achille, have been elected to join Atana’s
board of directors.
According to the 2023 Training Industry Report, the
U.S. annual market for training in compliance, soft skills, safety
and leadership is approximately $23B. Atana’s training solutions
are specifically focused on diversity and inclusion, harassment and
bias, workplace communications, and related content. Its unique
blend of behavioral theory, organizational psychology and advanced
data science has resulted in increased demand for the company’s
products, especially as more companies seek to foster positive
behavior changes, at scale.
Prekop officially joined the board in April 2024
and Achille in June 2024. Prior to his role at People Strategy,
Prekop was the Chief Commercial Officer at Evive and group vice
president at Workday. Earlier in his career, he held sales and
leadership roles at PeopleSoft and Dun & Bradstreet. He also
led the successful exit of Medical Informatic’s start-up,
TeraMedica, to FujiFilms.
Achille is the founder and CEO of The Devon Group,
a marketing and PR company focused on HR technology solutions. A
long-standing proponent of DEI, she chairs the HR Tech Conference
Online, as well as the HR Tech Conference’s Women in HR Tech
Summit. Earlier in her career, she was responsible for payroll and
HR product management at Ceridian and strategic marketing at InSci,
an HRMS forerunner.
Atana CEO John Hansen commented, “Atana is pleased
to welcome Jim and Jeanne to the board. Their deep industry
expertise and contributions to the HR technology industry will be
valuable to our growth plans. I’m looking forward to learning from
them.”
Prekop observed, “I’m excited to collaborate with
the established team at Atana. Their platform’s innovative approach
addresses the strategically important requirement of DEI and
compliance training for all organizations. Atana delivers key
insights that help organizations make better people decisions at
every level.”
Achille added, “Atana’s combination of creativity
and science distinguishes their solutions from others in the
learning category. As more organizations grapple with talent
shortages, the inherent risks of dispersed workforces, and ensuring
that employees have the practical tools and knowledge to be
productive, workplace learning will continue to escalate in
importance. Atana is well positioned to be the learning and
development vendor of choice.”
About AtanaBringing together
decades of experience, award-winning courses, and a powerful
analytics platform, Atana takes learners from best intentions to
actionable and measurable behavioral change at scale. With Atana,
employers can build more inclusive workplaces through engaging
content and science-backed learning and development. For more
information, please visit atana.com.
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