Roberto Cabanelas

Biography

Roberto (Robert) Cabanelas is the Principal of RCA Global Advisors LLC, an independent human capital and organizational consulting firm. He is the retired Vice President, Corporate Human Resources (HR) for Archer Daniels Midland. In his ADM roles, he served as the senior global HR leader for the corporate groups and head of the Global Rewards program, where he worked closely with senior executives as their strategic talent and organizational advisor in human capital. He also chaired ADM’s Hispanic Employee Resource Group. His previous corporate background includes senior HR leadership roles across several industry sectors and with organizations such as Aon, Motorola, Citigroup and PepsiCo. Originally from Cuba and raised in Puerto Rico and the United States. Robert has also worked globally in North America, Latin America, Europe, China, and Asia.

His education includes a BA in Economics and History from the University of Michigan, MBA from the University of Miami, MSc in Learning & Organizational Change from Northwestern University, and an International Relations certificate from the London School of Economics & Political Science. In addition to his lecturer role at Northwestern’s MSLOC, he has taught at the University of Chicago Professional Education and serves as an advisor and coordinator for the Booth CHRO executive education program. He is also faculty for World-at-Work where he is a Certified Compensation and Global Remuneration Professional (CCP and GRP). Robert is also certified in Hogan Personality Assessment, DDI Leadership Learning and Lean Six Sigma. Robert is also a board director of the Latino Policy Forum in Chicago.

Education

• BA in Economics and History from the University of Michigan
• MBA from the University of Miami
• MS in Learning & Organizational Change from Northwestern University
• International Relations certificate from the London School of Economics & Political Science