The Josh Bersin Company

What The Josh Bersin Company does

The Josh Bersin Company is a private, founder-owned HR research and advisory firm headquartered in Oakland, California, operating globally across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2003 as Bersin & Associates, the firm was acquired by Deloitte in 2012 (operating as Bersin by Deloitte), bought back by Josh Bersin in 2019, and rebranded under its current name in 2021. The company serves enterprise CHROs, HR technology vendors, and HR functional leaders through a portfolio of subscription-based corporate memberships, AI-powered advisory tools, research programs, professional certification, and an annual conference.

The company's core product is the Galileo Suite, an AI-powered HR agent platform built on Sana's AI infrastructure. Galileo transforms decades of proprietary HR research — covering 250+ job roles and data from 800+ surveyed organizations — into guided, workflow-based experiences, including 400 common HR challenges, personalized training paths, and AI-native tools such as Supertutor and Edit Mode. Galileo is licensed to 1,100+ companies and is distributed through the Workday Marketplace via the Workday Agent Partner Network. Recent research programs include the HR 2030: Journey to Agentic HR blueprint, the Five-Tier Frontline Worker Taxonomy, and the Superworker Organization framework.

The firm operates a sales-led, enterprise-focused go-to-market with four primary revenue streams: corporate memberships (CHRO Insights, Vendor Membership, Bersin Research), Galileo Suite subscriptions, the Josh Bersin Institute certification program, and the annual Irresistible HR Leadership Conference. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with marketplace and ecosystem channels, supported by a top-of-funnel content engine including a podcast reaching 4 million HR professionals and an extensive research publication library. Key strategic partners include Workday (Marketplace and Agent Partner Network), Sana (core AI infrastructure), and AMS (talent acquisition research).

Name

The Josh Bersin Company

Legal name

The Josh Bersin Company

Website

https://joshbersin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Josh Bersin Company is a private HR research and advisory firm that provides enterprise CHROs and HR vendors with AI-powered advisory tools (Galileo Suite), subscription research, professional certification, and an annual conference, serving 1,100+ companies worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership: Membership programs for organizations including CHRO Insights, Vendor Membership, and Bersin Research access. Provides exclusive research, advisory services, and strategy sessions.
2. Galileo Suite Subscriptions: AI platform subscriptions for HR professionals and managers, with tiered access to research, benchmarks, and intelligent HR workflows. Available through Workday Marketplace.
3. Josh Bersin Institute & Certification: Global HR Excellence Certification Program delivered through the Josh Bersin Institute, providing professional development and credentials for HR leaders.
4. Conference Revenue: Annual Irresistible HR Leadership Conference at USC Marshall School of Executive Education, Los Angeles. 5th annual event in 2026 with 450+ senior HR leaders attending.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Josh Bersin Company is a research and advisory firm that sells the Galileo Suite, an AI-powered HR agent platform built on Sana technology, along with corporate memberships, professional certification, and access to proprietary HR research and benchmarks. Its core products transform multi-decade HR research, frameworks, and benchmarks into guided, workflow-based experiences for HR professionals, CHROs, and HR technology vendors across 1,100+ organizations worldwide.

Product overview

The Josh Bersin Company offers the Galileo Suite as its primary AI-powered product, comprising Galileo (the core HR AI agent), Galileo Learn (AI-native learning platform), and Galileo for Managers (frontline leader tool). The company delivers research and advisory programs including HR 2030: The Journey to Agentic HR, professional certifications through The Josh Bersin Institute, hosts the annual Irresistible Conference, and operates the HR Pacesetters Awards recognition program. Corporate membership tiers provide access to research and the AI platform. The product portfolio is unified around transforming HR through AI agents and intelligent automation, with the Galileo Suite serving as the implementation vehicle for the company's research insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Galileo Suite Primary AI-powered HR agent platform that transforms research and benchmark content into guided, workflow-based experiences for HR professionals and managers; built on Sana AI technology and available via the Workday Marketplace.
• Galileo Core AI agent within the Galileo Suite that allows HR professionals to query research, benchmarks, and best practices through natural language conversations and workflow-based guidance.
• Galileo Learn AI-native corporate learning platform within the Galileo Suite enabling dynamic content creation and personalized learning experiences for enterprise workforce development, reducing L&D internal spend by 40-50%.
• Galileo for Managers AI-powered tool within the Galileo Suite providing frontline leaders with intelligent workforce management guidance and decision support.
• HR 2030: The Journey to Agentic HR Research and advisory program outlining how AI agents will transform HR functions by 2030, with detailed blueprint covering vendors, operating models, and benchmarks for the agentic HR transition.
• Irresistible HR Leadership Conference Annual flagship conference for HR leaders featuring research announcements, awards (HR Pacesetters), and networking; Irresistible 2026 held June 8-10, 2026 at USC Marshall School of Executive Education in Los Angeles.
• Global HR Excellence Certification Professional certification program through The Josh Bersin Institute designed to prepare HR leaders for AI-era HR transformation and HR 2030 readiness.
• Corporate Membership Membership tiers including CHRO Insights for executive leaders and Vendor Membership for HR technology vendors, providing access to research, benchmarks, and the Galileo Suite.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% of companies are failing to keep up with demand for new skills despite $400 billion annual training spend
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WorkdaycoreTechnology or Integration · 18 March 2026Galileo joined Workday Agent Partner Network and is available on Workday Marketplace. Deep integration enables Workday customers to access Josh Bersin Company research and AI-powered HR guidance directly within their HR systems.
• Workday Agent Partner NetworkcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 March 2026Galileo AI agent is part of Workday's ecosystem of partner agents, making it available to Workday's enterprise customer base through the marketplace.
• SanacoreTechnology or Integration · 17 March 2026Galileo platform built on Sana AI technology. Sana provides unified AI interface orchestration powering Galileo's intelligent HR workflows, training paths, and content generation capabilities. Workday acquired Sana as its AI infrastructure layer.
• AMScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with AMS for talent acquisition research and AI-driven hiring transformation. Joint research reveals organizations moving beyond experimental AI phases to full-scale implementations reshaping hiring processes, with focus on aligning recruitment with broader business outcomes and workforce strategies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Sana: Sana is the AI infrastructure provider powering the Galileo platform and was acquired by Workday in 2026. While currently a partner, Sana's enterprise AI agent capabilities and Workday integration create potential overlap with Galileo's agentic HR use cases, making Sana both an enabler and emerging competitive threat.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is a leading AI-native talent intelligence platform addressing talent acquisition, management, and learning use cases that overlap with multiple Galileo Suite offerings. Comparable as a venture-backed, AI-first competitor in the same agentic HR category Bersin covers in its research.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday is both a strategic distribution partner (Galileo is on Workday Marketplace via the Agent Partner Network) and a competitor — Workday's Illuminate AI and Sana-powered agents increasingly compete with Galileo for the same enterprise HR AI agent use cases. Workday acquired Sana, adding infrastructure-layer overlap.
• Skillsoft: Skillsoft is an enterprise corporate learning and talent development provider offering content, platforms, and AI capabilities (e.g., Skillsoft CAISY) that overlap with Galileo Learn and Bersin's research into AI-driven L&D. Comparable as a public-market proxy for AI-augmented corporate learning.
• Deloitte: Deloitte is a Big Four consulting firm and the former owner of Bersin (operating as Bersin by Deloitte from 2012-2019). Deloitte's Human Capital practice competes for the same CHRO advisory and HR transformation engagements that Bersin's membership and advisory services target.
• Forrester Research: Forrester is a major research and advisory firm with deep HR, talent, and workforce practices that overlap significantly with Bersin's research membership offerings. Both firms serve enterprise HR leaders with subscription research, advisory engagements, and signature events.
• LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning is a major corporate learning platform integrated with LinkedIn's professional network, competing with Galileo Learn for enterprise L&D budgets. LinkedIn's parent Microsoft and its broader talent intelligence stack represent a much larger competitor with similar AI-augmented learning ambitions.
• Gartner: Gartner is the dominant incumbent in IT and HR research, advisory, and benchmarking, operating a subscription model with HR-related research streams that compete directly with Bersin's membership offerings. Gartner's scale dwarfs Bersin but Bersin's AI-native Galileo platform and CHRO-focused specialization represent a differentiated value proposition.

Direct peers

• Degreed: Degreed is an AI-powered learning and skills development platform that directly competes with Galileo Learn in the AI-native L&D space. Both target enterprise L&D leaders with personalized learning, skills intelligence, and dynamic content generation capabilities.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Cornerstone is a leading corporate learning and talent management platform with Workforce AI capabilities that compete directly with Galileo Learn and the Galileo Suite in AI-native L&D. Referenced in Bersin's research as a partner/case study, Cornerstone represents the type of incumbent L&D platform Galileo Learn is positioned against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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