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Jason Desentz

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Advisor at Pinnacle - AI Coaching
📍 Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States

Jason is the Chief Human Resource Officer for Toshiba Americas, where he applies a business-first mindset to human capital strategy. With a background in the automotive industry and education in business (MBA, DBA), he focuses on integrating AI and data to drive organizational change. People who have worked with him describe him as strategic, innovative, and a motivational leader.

Jasons professional philosophy is built on a "listen, learn, lead" framework, a principle his team once printed on a t-shirt for him. He advocates for authentic vulnerability in leadership to build trust and influence. His career motto is "ABH: Always Be Hustling," reflecting his proactive approach to personal and professional development.

His HR team at Toshiba is actively building its own AI agents, with names like Payroll Princess and Time Tamer, to solve real business needs.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Advisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI in HR
He is pioneering the use of AI at Toshiba, where his team builds AI agents to enhance HR functions and drive efficiency, viewing it as an enhancement, not a replacement.
Business-Focused HR
Believes HR leaders must have business fluency in P&L and operations. His own doctorate is in business, which he uses to influence company strategy.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Advisor
Pinnacle - AI Coaching
7-2024
Chief Human Resource Officer
Toshiba
3-2022 - 7-2024
Human Capital Advisor
FlowerHire
1-2019 - 7-2024
President & Head of Human Capital Advisory
Glacier Advisory Partners Consultancy
8-2015 - 12-2018
Chief Human Resources Officer
Horizon Global
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Education
1994 - 1998
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Michigan State University
2000 - 2002
MBA
Central Michigan University
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