Maggie Sullivan

Maggie Sullivan is Chief Human Resources Officer and Assistant Laboratory Director for Human Resources at Brookhaven National Laboratory. In her prior role as head of the Talent Management group Sullivan implemented best-in-class leadership development programs, including mentoring, the Lab’s Science and Engineering Development Program, and LEADER program for supervisory development. Most recently, she co-led the multi-year effort to modernize the Lab’s human capital management system. Sullivan has also served as the co-leader of the Lab’s recent engagement survey and continues to support that effort. Sullivan has also played a lead role in the design and delivery of supervisory and leadership training programs across the Battelle laboratory complex.

Sullivan partners closely with Brookhaven’s Chief Diversity Officer to promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture and is a key contributor to the Lab’s annual diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plan. She is also a member of the Lab’s Executive DEI Council and the DEI Management Council, and serves on the Human Resources Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council.

Prior to her current role, Sullivan was the Lab’s learning and development manager from 2011 to 2017. From 1989 to 2011, she worked for the Applied Research Corporation in Metuchen, NJ, first as a consultant, then senior consultant, then executive vice president.