Barry Asin
Chief Analyst
A leading authority on workforce solutions worldwide, Barry Asin is renowned for his expertise on staffing and contingent labor. He served as president of Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) from 2010 through 2024, with overall responsibility for the company’s strategy, operations and growth on a global basis. He has been with the company since 2003, where he previously led the team responsible for SIA’s award-winning research and content. As chief analyst he continues to focus on developing SIA’s thought leadership, conference content, long term strategy and product development.
Asin is the co-author of Breaking Through: Leadership Disciplines from Top Performing Staffing Firms and is a frequent speaker at industry events, sharing essential insights on leadership and the challenges, opportunities and rapid transformations around work today. He is often quoted in major business and industry publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, The Atlantic, Bloomberg Business, CNBC, Marketplace, and MarketWatch among others.
Prior to joining SIA, Asin spent nearly 12 years as a senior executive at global staffing leader Adecco SA. Before Adecco, he held operations management positions with PepsiCo, and he began his professional career with Andersen Consulting, the predecessor of Accenture. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S. in engineering from Princeton University.
Barry is a native of Buffalo, New York. He can be found frequently biking and hiking in the hills, and along the coast near his home in Palo Alto, California.
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Recent Articles
Workforce Solutions Webinar – From Point Solutions to Platforms: The Future of Contingent Workforce Management
July 21, 2021
The workforce of today will not be the same as the workforce of tomorrow. Companies are moving from traditional tactical contingent workforce management to a more strategic focus that involves multiple departments, integrations and higher levels of leadership buy in.
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - July 2021
July 13, 2021
- Economic and Employment Trends
- Temporary Staffing Platforms
- M&A Trends
- US Geographic Opportunity Atlas and US Jobs Report Tool
- Programmatic Job Advertising
- Noteworthy Research
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
Achieving Excellence in Direct Sourcing for the Contingent Workforce
June 28, 2021
- SIA researched emerging practices in direct sourcing
- Adoption expected to accelerate over the next two years
- 158 organizations surveyed; 20,000 contingent hires analyzed
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - April 2021
April 15, 2021
- Economic and Employment Trends
- US Staffing Market Forecast Update
- Virtual Assistant Marketplace
- Internal Staff Survey Results
- Internal Staff Compensation Estimator
- 2021 Executive Forum North America Recap
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
Workforce Solutions Webinar – Maximizing Direct Sourcing Value for Your Contingent Workforce Program
April 15, 2021
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- Find out about value drivers, recent market developments and how to leverage this innovation to power the future of your CW program
- Duration approximately 60 minutes
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - January 2021
January 19, 2021
- Staffing trends in 2021
- US Pay Rate Rangefinder
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
The Future of Diversity and Inclusion in the Contingent Workforce
November 20, 2020
This report contains results of a survey and research project among HR, procurement and other workforce professionals to gauge their opinion on diversity and inclusion among contingent workforces, recent trends and best practices. Survey results were supplemented with interviews and additional research.... More
Workforce Solutions Webinar – SIA IN DISCUSSION WITH CONSCIOUSLY UNBIASED + HIRETALENT: Leading the Charge on Diversity and Inclusion
November 16, 2020
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- Gain critical insights on how you and your organization can truly meet the moment and be at the forefront to improve diversity and inclusion now and in the future.
- Duration approximately 60 minutes
Collaboration in the Gig Economy - Transforming and Optimizing the Talent Supply Chain
November 3, 2020
While Covid-19 has disrupted nearly everything about human society, the innovation and disruption in the talent supply chain continues at rapid speed. The VMS and MSP led changes of the past decade are morphing into a new stage of transformation with human cloud and gig economy platforms beginning to... More
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - September 2020
September 10, 2020
- US Staffing Market Forecast Update
- Trends in IT staffing
- Gig economy and talent platforms