EXPERT ON:
◉ Leadership Development
◉ Decision-Making & Emotional Intelligence
◉ Team Building & Collaboration
◉ Entrepreneurship & Innovation
◉ Motivation & Mindset
EXPERIENCE:
◉ Nationally recognized future-of-work and human-centered AI expert, founder and CEO of AI Promptly Hired—named the Best Veteran-Led Staffing Company in the U.S. (2025)—and a leading voice on ethical workforce transformation and AI-driven leadership.
◉ Prolific author and storyteller whose books, The AI Gold Rush and The Last Job on Earth, equip leaders and communities to understand the economic, cultural, and human impact of artificial intelligence.
◉ U.S. Army Veteran and seasoned HR executive with 30+ years of organizational leadership experience; Ph.D. in Organizational Management, SPHR-certified, CPC-certified, and creator of the Strategic AI Talent & Team Building framework used to guide organizations through responsible AI transformation
Ava C. Ivy, Ph.D., SPHR, CPC is a nationally recognized expert on the future of work and a leading voice on human-centered AI, ethical workforce transformation, and leadership in the age of artificial intelligence. She is the Founder & CEO of AI Promptly Hired, LLC, recognized as the Best Veteran-Led Staffing Company in the United States for 2025.
A prolific thinker and storyteller, Dr. Ivy is the author of multiple books, including The AI Gold Rush—a compelling look at how everyday innovators are building million-dollar opportunities with AI—and The Last Job on Earth, a gripping speculative thriller exploring the human consequences of a fully automated world. Her writing expands her mission: to prepare leaders, founders, and communities for the profound transformation reshaping work, identity, and opportunity.
A U.S. Army Veteran who rose from enlisted to commissioned officer, Dr. Ivy brings more than 30 years of HR executive leadership, deep organizational expertise, and powerful lived experiences as a Black woman forging a path through spaces not built for her. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Management (Human Resources Management), is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and a Certified Professional Coach (CPC).
Dr. Ivy is the creator of the groundbreaking Strategic AI Talent & Team Building framework, helping organizations understand the capabilities, hybrid roles, cultural shifts, and ethical foundations necessary for AI transformation. Her keynotes and workshops are known for being transformational, practical, emotionally resonant, and deeply human, calling leaders to embrace innovation without sacrificing dignity, inclusion, or purpose.
Through her speaking, writing, training, and advisory work, Dr. Ivy is shaping the national dialogue about how we navigate the AI era—and how we protect what makes us human as technology accelerates around us.
