Mark Hacker

Mark Hacker is the managing director at Alta Leadership Group, a boutique consultancy based in Denver, Colorado that provides leadership development, performance management, and executive-level coaching services to clients throughout the United States.

Mark’s work as an HCI faculty member includes teaching five different courses—Analytics for Talent Management (ATM); Human Capital Strategist (HCS); HR Business Partner (HRBP); Performance Management Innovation (PMI); and Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP). He has also worked with several private clients to deliver customized HCI courses.

His current consulting work includes coaching individuals on career management, effective leadership approaches, and executive transitions. Mark works with teams to help them implement strengths-based leadership practices. He also provides services to organizations to help develop high potential leaders, design talent management strategies and improve the performance of leaders at all levels.

Mark retired from Walmart after a successful 22-year career in several senior leadership roles. During his time at Walmart, the company grew annual sales from $30 billion to $445 billion and became a Fortune 1 company. Mark’s experience ranged from running a department at headquarters to overseeing HR operations for a region with 20,000 employees in 18 Western states. Before joining Walmart, Mark spent several years in various retail operations positions.

He has also taught graduate-level courses at the University of Denver. Subjects include Leadership Development, Strategic Workforce Planning, Talent Management, Developing Human Capital, Consulting in Human Resources, and Current Issues in Human Resources. Mark’s passion is helping individuals, teams, and organizations to reach their potential.