Agency & Staffing recognizes up to 100 honorees each year. The Class of 2026 includes 95 leaders in this category, put forward by peers or by our selection committees for the work they have done. They lead talent and recruiting work at organizations including Adecco, AgileOne, FMC Global Talent, Oliver James, and People Science. Each profile covers how they got into recruiting, how their team hires today, and what they think is changing about the work.

Honorees are selected through a dual-path process: about half are nominated directly by fellow people and recruiting leaders, and the rest by selection committees of senior talent practitioners and industry advisors who seek out leaders who may be under-recognized. Nominations are free and selection is based on merit. See the Talent 100 overview for the full process, or browse every category of the class.

Other Talent 100 categories

Enterprise Technology - Talent leaders at the world's established technology companies.
Technology & Digital Platforms - Talent leaders across software, cloud, and the digital platforms powering global business.
Startups & Venture-Backed Tech - The people building teams at startups, scaleups, and venture-backed companies.
AI, Data & Security - Talent leaders shaping hiring at AI, data, and cybersecurity companies.
Financial & Professional Services - Talent acquisition across banking, fintech, insurance, legal, and consulting.
Healthcare & Life Sciences - The talent leaders behind healthcare systems, biotech, and pharma.
Consumer, Retail & Hospitality - Hiring leaders across consumer brands, retail, travel, and hospitality.
Industrial, Energy & Manufacturing - Talent leaders powering industrial, energy, logistics, and manufacturing teams.
Executive Search - The people trusted to place leadership at the highest levels.
Recruiting Operations & Enablement - The builders behind recruiting operations, tooling, and enablement.
Talent Leadership & People Operations - Senior people leaders whose scope spans far beyond recruiting.
Founders & Independents - Founders and independent practitioners charting their own course.

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Talent 100

The Talent 100 is an annual recognition of up to 100 leaders in each of 13 categories who are pushing HR and talent acquisition forward, with a new category opening whenever one fills, organized by Noon AI.

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Agency & Staffing

Lamees Abourahma

Will Adamthwaite

Cory Anderson

Mark Anderson

Brian Annese

Dan Antonowicz

Julia Arpag

Andrea Barre

Mary Baynard

Kirsty Bell

Michael Bitar

Bryan Blair

Brian Blandford

Courtney Blaylock

Ben Bodin

Ben Broughton

Ben Carrington

Glen Cathey

Tabitha Cavanagh

Cheryl Chasen

Cody Christensen

Richard Cieslak

Joe Coleman

Rob Colombo

Ronald Crawford

Brian Daley

Andy Decker

Donnie Dewey

Reen Eiswert

Reba Elder

Declan Frith

Emily Gordon

Jamie Grossman

Emma Jacobs

Ben Jeffries

Bobby McNeil Jr

Richard Katz

Hannah Kerridge

Peter Kulturides

Emily Kwan

Christian Lentz

Andrew Lewiski

Scott M. Long

Alex Mann

Kate McCabe

Benjamin Mena

Christophe Menger

Grant Morris

Mawulom Nenonene

Kevin Newell

Rachel Newmyer

Colleen Nori

Andy Oakes

Jessica Oberto

Sidnie Pallulat

Kristen Parker

Scott Parsons

Chris Passmore

Emma Paterson

Bijal Pathak

Trishan Peiris

Lourdes Perez-Castillo

Matthew Peterlechner

C-C Pohlmann

Anna Prorock

Mohaimen Quaunine

Celeste Randall

Erin Riska

Leigh Rodriguez

Lindsey Roundtree

Tanya Runholt

Paul Sanford

Chris Schwenk

Dimitriy Shatalovich

Robin Shaw

Kellie Shotwell

Becca Smith

Jamie Smith

Kristen Sroczynski