Steve Hrop

Chief Learning Officer Asbury Automotive Group

Steve is the VP, Learning & Development at Asbury Automotive Group, headquartered in Atlanta. Asbury is a Fortune 500 company with over 80 dealerships in multiple states, with car brands ranging from Chevrolet to Bentley. Immediately prior to Asbury, Steve was the VP, Organizational Development Services at Caliper, a human capital management consulting firm based in Princeton, NJ. Prior to Caliper, he held senior executive roles at Prudential Financial (global head of organization development) and ADP (VP, Global Talent Management).

Steve holds a Ph.D. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron. For two years during his tenure at ADP, he was the Chair, Council of Talent Management Executives. The council was sponsored by the Conference Board and included executives from more than 30 companies, mostly from the Fortune 500.