George Pavlakos
Panel Discussion Moderator & Co-curator

George Pavlakos

Senior HR Professional

George is a senior Human Resources executive with extensive experience leading large-scale HR transformations across complex organizations and multiple sectors. Throughout his career, he has built strong strategic partnerships with executive leadership teams, aligning people strategies with business priorities and organizational performance. His work has spanned highly regulated and complex environments such as banking, as well as fast-growing commercial organizations, enabling him to combine governance, structure, and compliance with agility and innovation in HR practices.

Across his career, George has focused on building HR systems and talent management practices that combine structure, agility, and trust, enabling both individuals and organizations to perform at their best. His experience in designing evaluation frameworks, leadership development initiatives, and organizational capability programs allows him to support institutions in strengthening their talent pipelines and developing future leaders. He values authenticity, collaboration, and measurable impact, and he takes pride in helping organizations evolve their culture, leadership practices, and people strategies in order to meet the increasingly complex challenges of today’s business and regulatory environments.