Sakita Douglas is a Chief People Officer/CHRO with 25+ years of experience leading workforce transformation across private equity-backed, high-growth, healthcare, professional services, construction, and public-sector organizations. She is known for aligning talent strategy with business performance, leading large-scale organizational change, and helping companies scale with stronger leadership, operating discipline, and workforce effectiveness. Her experience includes executive compensation, pay equity, post-acquisition integration, leadership development, and digital HR modernization, with more than $500 million in cumulative savings delivered across her career.

Sakita brings a practical, strategic perspective to growth, governance, and the future of work, including AI readiness and workforce transformation. Today, Sakita leads ApexHR Strategies, LLC, advising executives and leadership teams on talent strategy, AI-enabled workforce transformation, org design and the future of work. Specifically, how to responsibly redesign jobs, skills, and operating models while sustaining culture, performance, and trust.