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
SI Report Webinar - March 2012
March 21, 2012
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- Staffing Trends Update
- The secular shift in temp usage
- Five hot opportunities
- Executive Fourm highlghts
Perspective
March 1, 2012
Forum Comes of Age: 21 years after launch illustrate how things change … and don’t.
Contingent Work Legal, Legislative and Regulatory Update - February 2012
February 16, 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 - January 2012
January 10, 2012
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- Analysis of temporary employment trends
- Latest buyer survey date
- Latest staffing survey data
Feature: Looking Ahead
January 5, 2011
As we close the books on 2010, it is a good time to think about the coming decade and what it is likely to bring all of us involved in making contingent work an important and vital part of the global workforce. In that spirit, I'd like to offer my thoughts on what we are likely to see in the years ahead.... More
Dan Pink Video
July 7, 2010
Analysis of temp employment trends
Highest bang-to-buck sales & marketing tactics
Trends in off-shored recruiting
CWS Council - CW Program - Business Case Template
January 17, 2008
Nuts and bolts of drafting a formal document
Getting from as-is analysis to a compelling vision of the desired state
CWS Council - On-Call Report - Independent Contractor Qualification RFX Questions
March 17, 2008
Questions to ask a potential supplier
How to get a handle on service quality through metrics
CWS Council - Summary of International Data Sources - Canada
February 20, 2009
Identifying potential staffing suppliers
Understanding local business practices