Jan Douglas is founder and principal of the Symbiocon Group a national network of consultants who specialize in Human Capital Risk Management.

Symbiocon brings together experienced independent consultants to  provide creative solutions to problems affecting the health and productivity of a client’s workforce. Areas of focus include health and  wellness; occupational health and safety; performance management and  workplace communication.

Douglas was, formerly, a managing director  with Marsh USA Inc.  where she managed  a broad range of services in Workers Compensation, Health Risk Management; Operations and Asset Management; Complex Liability Claims and Environmental Consulting.

She also served as Business Leader for a joint venture between Marsh Risk Consulting and Mercer Human Resource Consulting, specializing in the design and evaluation of integrated programs to manage both occupational and non-occupational disability and absence.

Previously, Douglas was a Director,  Employee Benefits Services, Price Waterhouse LLP and  a Principal with Mercer Human Resources Consulting.  Before  moving to the United States, from her native England, Douglas served with the United Nations World Health Organization in the African and South- East Asian Regions.

Throughout her career, Douglas had made frequent presentation at national and international conferences and has a number of publications, including three books to her credit.   Her most recent book, “  a Field Guide to Workers’ Compensation- a Holistic Approach to Improving the Health, Safety and Productivity of Human Capital’ was   released in May 2010.

Douglas currently serves as  a  Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the United Nations Association of Greater Chicago ;    A member of the Advisory Board of the National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation and Research(NIDRR) Stroke program and a member of the Board of  the Disability Management Employer Coalition. Douglas served, for eight years, as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at the UIC School of Public Health.

In her role as a member of the Board of Directors of RefugeeOne, Douglas is  working with the  leadership team to develop a comprehensive  approach to human capital management.

One, Douglas is working with the leadership team to develop a comprehensive approach to human capital management.