Jean M Halloran

Jean Halloran is senior vice president of Human Resources for Agilent Technologies. Halloran's responsibilities include directing Agilent's global policies and programs for leadership and talent development, compensation, benefits, staffing and workforce planning, human resources systems, education and organization development. Halloran has extensive experience in human resources, extending back to when she joined Hewlett-Packard Company's Medical Products Group in 1980. Within that group, she held a number of positions in Human Resources, Manufacturing and Strategic Planning before becoming group personnel manager. In 1993, Halloran was promoted to personnel manager for the Measurement Systems Organization and, in 1997, was appointed to director of Corporate Education and Development for HP. She has served as Agilent's senior vice president, Human Resources since August 1999. Halloran received her bachelor's degree in art history from Princeton University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. In addition, she performed research in developmental psychology at Oxford University, in England. Halloran has also been a director of several schools and non-profit organizations, including Concord Academy, the Human Resources Policy Institute, Jobs for the Future and RAFT (Resource Area for Teachers).