Mike Aitken has been the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) since 2003. SHRM is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. He is responsible for all SHRM governmental affairs endeavors; including managing and developing the organization’s governmental affairs strategic focus. Prior to joining SHRM, Mike served for 14 years as Associate Director for Governmental and External Relations at the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), which represents the human resource professionals at 1,750 higher education institutions. Previously, he worked on state public policy issues at Bonner & Associates, a public affairs firm in Washington, DC. Mike is currently a member of the Editorial Board of Employee Benefits for Nonprofits and serves on the Board of Directors for Unemployment & Workers' Compensation (UWC), as well as the Board of Trustees for the National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego.