Healthcare & Life Sciences
Joseph Albano
Sophie Anderson
Tricia Bailey
Mark Becker
Jason Buss
Callum Buxton
Ryan Candlish
Karen Chummun
Crystal Cintron
Ariana Claton
Matt Craven
David Cretone
Sarah DeJohn
Elizabeth Diley
Steven Dilworth
Kristen Diorio
Jillian Dolan
Jordan Douglas
Sasha Erickson
Victor Gaines
Jeff Greene
Mike Greenleaf
Liz Hall
Yvette Hansen
Hayden Hughes
Marisa Ianelli
Mike Jones
Danny Karageorgis
Audra Knight
Bryson Kraft
Lisa Kraska
Dan Lockhart
Jay Mansavage
Francisco Medrano
Edward Moncayo
Dalia Naami
Reshmi Nair
Alyssa Nee
Kaleigh Oleynik
Jay Olson
Kylie Penn
Cameron Pickett
Katie Potter
Rachel Quisenberry
Christine Sanders
Arthy Saravanan
Dr. Benjamin Schultz-Burkel
Mark Smith
Sophie Taylor
Tracee Thomson
Candace Todt
Deepy Turner-Kang
Roman Ward
Maureen Welsh
Paul White
Gioia Woo
Lucy Wylde-Wise
About this category
Healthcare & Life Sciences 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 Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, NHS England, Activated Insights, and ArchCare. 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.
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