Debbie Dyson is a visionary leader, known for inspiring others to unleash their inherent power and potential to drive impact and sustainable success. As CEO of OneTen, a nonprofit organization focused on unlocking career opportunities for talent without four-year degrees, Debbie leads efforts to work with America's top CEOs and their companies to transform hiring and advancement practices through skills-first strategies that connect talent without traditional college degrees to in-demand jobs. By prioritizing skills over degrees, OneTen aims to create greater economic mobility for talent while building a more inclusive and engaged future workforce.

With a distinguished career spanning more than three decades, Debbie has shaped large-scale strategies that deliver exceptional outcomes, fostering advancements in human capital management on a global scale. At the helm of OneTen, Debbie sets the strategic direction for a national skills-first movement that unites Fortune 500 employers, talent developers, credentialing organizations and community-based partners. Under her leadership, this coalition is creating a more accessible and equitable talent ecosystem.

Debbie's enduring passion for advocacy and philanthropy is evident throughout her career and personal life. At ADP, she served as executive sponsor for various business resource groups including Women in Leadership (WIL) and has placed significant emphasis on empowering and investing in women worldwide. Debbie is also an avid supporter of youth education and serves on the public board of Envoy Global as well as the boards for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Teach for America (New Jersey).  

Debbie Dyson is a leading voice on leadership, the future of work and talent strategies for a more equitable workforce. Her insights have been featured across top-tier platforms including Bloomberg Markets, CNN, The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Indeed, Essence, and Savvy magazine. She has graced the cover of Black Enterprise magazine’s Women of Power edition and earned consecutive honors as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Dyson has also been named one of the 300 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America and received the inaugural Chief New Era of Leadership award, celebrating trailblazing executive women shaping the future of business. A sought-after speaker, Debbie has shared her voice and vision at influential gatherings hosted by ASU+GSV, Blackstone, CHIEF, Forbes Future of Work, the Fortune CEO Initiative, Fortune Impact Initiative, Jobs for the Future, the Milken Institute, the National Governors Association and the Black Economic Alliance, among others.