Why we exist

We believe HR has the power to transform organizations and lives—and AI gives HR leaders the leverage to make that vision a reality.

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Our mission is to make HR work like magic.

HR is often consumed with administrative work, leaving little room for people-first work. We founded Wisq to build a true AI teammate for HR, so humans and technology work together to help people do the greatest work of their lives.

Our Founders

Jim Barnett and Chih-Po Wen founded Wisq. Jim was CEO and Co-founder of Glint, the employee engagement platform. Jim has spent two decades at the intersection of HR and technology, and his personal mission is to help people be happy and successful at work. As CTO of Glint, Chih-Po Wen built Glint's engineering organization, scaling Glint into an industry-leading platform before its acquisition by LinkedIn. Together, they founded Wisq to build the definitive AI platform for HR.

“Wisq is building for what’s next in HR: a hybrid of frontier AI and human ingenuity that transforms organizations. By partnering with Wisq, your HR team can create the space and capacity to achieve their greatest work ever.”

– Jim Barnett, CEO and Co-Founder, Wisq