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
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - March 2016
March 8, 2016
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- Market sizes, temp tenure, temp satisfaction, just-in-time staffing
- Approximately 1 hour
Workforce Solutions Ecosystem
September 24, 2015
- This report codifies and defines the various parts of the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem. It will be of use to those who operate within this Ecosystem and also those who procure services or products from it.
- Ecosystems are, by their very nature, constantly evolving and as such this document reviews... More
SI Report Webinar - April 2015
April 7, 2015
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- U.S. Staffing Industry Forecast
- Approximately 1 hour
SI Report Webinar - May 2015
May 12, 2015
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- 12 underappreciated business opportunities
- Approximately 1 hour
SI Report Webinar - March 2013
March 12, 2013
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- Top SIA ideas to boost your business
SI Report Webinar - August 2012
August 7, 2012
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- Staffing trends update
- Key findings from our recruiting/talent acquisition and contingent buyer surveys
Contingent Work Legal, Legislative and Regulatory Update - June 2012
June 21, 2012
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- Get a concise update on the most critical changes that will affect contingent work at the local, state and national level.
- Duration approximately 1 hour
SI Report Webinar - June 2012
June 12, 2012
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- Staffing trends update
- Temporary worker survey - what's the score?
Co-employment and Workplace Injuries: What Happens When a Contingent Worker Gets Hurt -April 2012
April 26, 2012
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- Learn about personal injury and workers compensation liability, and how the changing landscape of workers compensation and indemnification law affect the contingent workforce
- Duration approximately 1 hour
SI Report Webinar - April 2012
April 10, 2012
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- Staffing trends update
- Staffing industry forecast, 2012-2013
- Geographic opportunity atlas