# Deb Muller

> Deb Muller is the founder and CEO of HR Acuity, an employee relations case management and investigations software company. A former corporate HR executive and independent workplace investigator, she turned an investigations methodology into software, alongside research and a professional community focused on more consistent workplace practices.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at HR Acuity
- **Organizations:** HR Acuity, empowER: The Employee Relations Community, Employee Relations Roundtable, Honeywell, Citibank, Marsh & McLennan
- **Education:** BS, Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, MA, Instructional Systems Development, University of Maryland
- **Known for:** Built HR Acuity from an investigations consulting practice into an enterprise software company., Inc. Female Founders 500 honoree, 2025., Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation honoree, 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2006** — Held corporate HR leadership roles at Honeywell, Citibank and Marsh & McLennan.
- **2006** — Founded HR Acuity, initially providing workplace investigations consulting and methodology.
- **2009** — Launched the software business after clients requested tools incorporating her investigations practices.
- **2015** — Established the Employee Relations Roundtable.
- **2021** — HR Acuity launched managER and received a $47 million minority investment from K1 Investment Management.
- **2022** — HR Acuity acquired Speakfully, the anonymous workplace reporting platform.
- **2025** — Recognized on Inc. Female Founders 500 and Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation.
- **2026** — Introduced the Trust & Risk Statement framework; HR Acuity reported its fifth consecutive Inc. 5000 placement.

## Achievements

- Built HR Acuity from an investigations consulting practice into an enterprise software company.
- Inc. Female Founders 500 honoree, 2025.
- Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation honoree, 2025.
- Named to HR Executive’s 2026 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers list, according to HR Acuity’s August 2026 announcement.
- Founded the Employee Relations Roundtable and helped build empowER, which HR Acuity reported had more than 8,000 members in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — HR Acuity announced its fifth consecutive Inc. 5000 placement, ranking No. 2,705 with 118% revenue growth from 2022 to 2025; the announcement also reported more than 8,000 empowER members.
- **2026-05** — Joined Sara Burkhalter for a May 5 webinar about translating case data into executive insights using the Trust & Risk Statement.
- **2026-02** — Introduced the Trust & Risk Statement framework for reporting employee relations impact through cost, risk and trust.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hracuity.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiemuller

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Last updated: 2026-10-21