AI, Data & Security
Talent leaders shaping hiring at AI, data, and cybersecurity companies.
Shane Ahmed
Nebius
Adam Austad
Bobyard
Jason Baker
Arctic Wolf
Scott Bianco
Hebbia
Frits Bigham
Waabi
Jeremy Bushaw
Hyland Software
Steven Chan
SoEd Labs
Marvin Cheese
Chainalysis
Susan Chy
LILT
Heather Colvin
Smart Data
Jonathan DeLauri
Viven
Kevin Doiron
Decagon
Jasmine Dolfus
Reece Fallon
Liberate
Elizabeth Gormley
Rapid7
Angela Gorospe
Palo Alto Networks
Kim Greenia
Proofpoint
Elliot Hayes
Gimlet Labs
Alva He
Prevail.ai
Joel Heine
Arctic Wolf
Chuck Hutsell
Syndigo
Aparna Jain
Talent, Tiger Analytics
Mike Joyner
Cursor
James Kennedy
Palo Alto Networks
Jeff Kennedy
Decagon
Alexa Lane
Placements AI
Oli Lavender
Aonic
Simon Liu
OpenAI
Jon Long
Forter
Jonathan Long
Forter
Vaishali Malhotra
OneTrust
Mattison McGee
VideoAmp
Jermaine Mitchell
Palo Alto Networks
Colleen Neary
ElevenLabs
Dan Nooromid
KLDiscovery
Charlie O'Loughlin
SandboxAQ
Sreyas Paravastu
Pursuit
Edgardo Perez
Palo Alto Networks
Jacqueline Pion
Abridge
Monica Plata
Intrinsic
Mike Radice
OneTrust
Chandni Raja
Sardine
Dan Riccio
SingleStore
Tay Rizvi
Digital.ai
John Ryan
EvenUp
Brandon Samuel
Anthropic
Mike Spaulding
MotherDuck
Adam Stanley
CrowdStrike
Yasmin Stewart
Unframe
Lori Swafford
Palo Alto Networks
Candice Levy Thompson
Teramind
Tuyen Tran
Waymo
Arpit Tripathi
Ascendion
Julie Tscheuschner
OpenAI
Amber White
1Password
Niti Williamson
Dext
Jeff Winter
Suno
About this category
AI, Data & Security recognizes up to 100 honorees each year. The Class of 2026 includes 57 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 Palo Alto Networks, Arctic Wolf, Decagon, Forter, and OneTrust. 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.
- 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.
- Agency & Staffing - The standout talent leaders at agencies and staffing firms.
- 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.