# Chris Hare

> Chris Hare is the Sydney-based co-founder of eQ8, a strategic workforce planning software business developed with Alicia Roach from their QHR Consulting practice. A former general manager at NBN and Mirvac with consulting experience at Mercer and PwC, he advises leaders on connecting strategy, workforce capacity and future skills. His writing focuses on upstream thinking, stakeholder alignment and the long-term consequences of workforce decisions.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Joint CEO at eQ8
- **Organizations:** eQ8, QHR Consulting, NBN Co, Mirvac, Mercer, PwC
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, The University of Texas at Austin, Study abroad, Japanese Studies, Obirin Daigaku, Tokyo
- **Known for:** Co-founded QHR Consulting and helped develop its transition into the eQ8 workforce planning software business., Co-led eQ8 as it won international enterprise customers and secured an OIF Ventures-led Series A., Developed a public body of writing and interviews on upstream thinking and workforce planning adoption.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Worked in consulting at Mercer and PwC and in general manager roles at Mirvac and NBN; met future co-founder Alicia Roach at NBN.
- **2014** — Co-founded Quantitative HR (QHR) Consulting with Alicia Roach.
- **2018** — eQ8 began initial software development.
- **2020** — The technology launched globally and the organisation rebranded as eQ8. MetLife and the United Nations became customers in March.
- **2021** — eQ8 established its Austin, Texas headquarters in July.
- **2022** — eQ8 secured US$4 million in Series A funding led by OIF Ventures in November.
- **2023** — Published Unsung Heroism of SWP and appeared with Alicia Roach on Digital HR Leaders to discuss democratising workforce planning.
- **2024** — eQ8 launched Essentials in April; Hare published his stakeholder-focused advice in December.
- **2025** — Wrote about AI and early-career development pathways; presented with Roach at Aon’s Human Capital Insights Conference in Sydney.
- **2026** — Discussed industry-level future skills planning with Leonie Rothwell in an interview published June 4.

## Achievements

- Co-founded QHR Consulting and helped develop its transition into the eQ8 workforce planning software business.
- Co-led eQ8 as it won international enterprise customers and secured an OIF Ventures-led Series A.
- Developed a public body of writing and interviews on upstream thinking and workforce planning adoption.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Interviewed by Encountas founder Leonie Rothwell about anticipation, leadership alignment and shared industry capability planning.
- **2025-05** — Published a LinkedIn article on AI’s implications for the entry-level roles through which people develop expertise.

## Links

- Website: https://eq8.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hare-46275a4/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16