Talent Leadership & People Operations
Jamie Adasi
Dave Bui
Jocelyn Burbidge
Siobhan Calderbank
Christina Chan
Aditi Chaudhary
Sarah Daugherty
Julia Days
Abhishek De
Michael Duplessis
Rebecca Foden
Sarah Hatfield
Monique Hermon
Kerris Hougardy
Michael Kascsak
Mark Kunaseelan
Kesh Ladwa
Coco Lloyd
Henry Martin
Kelly Molina
Greg Muccio
Parker Nielson
Jennifer Rakow
Vida Rangel
Leah Schonberg
Anthony Stough
Celia de la Torre
Tiffany Toussaint
Danielle Tucker
Eric Villarreal
Candice Winter
About this category
Talent Leadership & People Operations recognizes up to 100 honorees each year. The Class of 2026 includes 31 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 CoreWeave, Candice M Winter: Talent Acquisition Consulting, Certa, ChangeMakers, and Decision Resources. 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.
- 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.
- Founders & Independents - Founders and independent practitioners charting their own course.