Patrick Wright, the William J. Conaty GE Professor of Strategic Human Resources in the ILR School, has been named "one of the most influential" human resources thinkers who "help create high-performing organizations that attract the best talent and are future proof," says Britain's HR magazine.

The ranking was based on such elements as: challenges conventional thinking in HR; brings credibility to HR, both inside and outside the business; plays an ambassadorial role; commands the respect of peers and key stakeholders; adds real value to the business; is visionary and transformational.

Wright teaches, conducts research and consults in the area of strategic human resource management, particularly focusing on how firms use people as a source of competitive advantage. He has published more than 40 research articles, more than 20 book chapters and is co-author of the textbooks "Human Resource Management: Gaining Competitive Advantage" and "Management of Organizations."

Wright has conducted training or consulted for Comcast, Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca and BP. He serves as a member on the board of directors for the Cornell Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies and the National Academy of Human Resources.