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Award-Winning Author of Pay Matters: The Art and Science of Employee Compensation and the children's book Pay Matters to Kids. Influential and highly skilled Compensation Consultant with extensive experience working with senior leaders in Human Resources to design and implement compensation programs seamlessly. Strong background in compensation program design, salary surveys, base pay, incentive plans, executive compensation, total rewards, sales incentives, performance management, job evaluation, global compensation, FLSA reviews and employee engagement surveys. 
Hari Abburi is an author, speaker & educator on disruptive agility from intersections of strategy, business, technology, organization and leadership. I partner with CEOs & Top Teams Be At The Speed Of The Customer.
He is an internationally recognized thought leader on disruptive agility. He defines agility as 'being at the speed of the customer'. He helps CEOs and Companies change faster than the industry curve.
He is the CEO, Future Skills Curator & Faculty at The Fast Future Executive, a global consortium of thought leaders bringing world-class, multi-disciplinary, future-centric executive education to leaders, professionals worldwide.
In the recently published book, The Fast Future Blur, he co-authored the chapter 'Thinking Like An AI Native', which explains the five dimensions of AI first companies and be a guide for leaders thinking through an AI centric transformation of their enterprises.
In his new book, Ideas Don’t Die, Companies Do, Hari delivers an insightful set of frameworks for leaders to future proof their companies by creating an idea obsessed enterprise. In the book, you’ll learn why ideas are more important than customers to disrupt the industry and marketplace.
Hari has over 30 years of global industry experience across 55+ countries, mostly focused on complex change in the context of M&As/Integrations, Restructuring and Start-ups.
-Leading Voice On Agility, Digital & Strategy
-CEO, Future Skills Curator & Faculty, The Fast Future Executive
-Creator Caltech Future Skills Academy & Instructor on Agility & Design Thinking
-Co-Founder MyLearningNFT
-Member, Forbes Business Council
-Fast Company Executive Board
-Advisory Board Member, Resolve AI 
As the CEO of Cliquify, Amit leads the strategy and growth of a SaaS company trusted by global enterprises to activate their employer brand internally and externally at scale in 130+ languages.
Cliquify is the fastest growing employer brand activation platform (300% YoY) integrated directly with where people spend most of their screen time - social media, e-mail, microsoft teams, and slack.
Results delivered for our global clients so far:
1. $1.5M in cost avoidance with ad/job board spend.
2. Quarter million candidates driven by employee advocacy.
3. 20M+ impressions generated through employees to increase brand recognition.
4. $175k average annual elimination of multiple tools being used for employer brand activation.
Amit has over 18 years of HR/Talent experience in the technology industry, reporting directly to the CHRO and working with C-level executives in multi-billion dollar organizations. He has led global teams of 150+ colleagues in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning, Org. Design, Performance Mgmt., & Succession Mgmt. Supported by budgets of ~$30M annually.
If you are leading the charge to transform your company from a talent perspective, I can share my practical experiences as a sounding board. Let's connect! 
Executive Recruiter with a passion for helping individuals advance their careers. I enjoy matching my candidates to the right opportunities. I partner with hiring managers and candidates every step of the way and provide everlasting opportunities for success and utmost effective value.
I have extensive experience in both agency (RMA) and corporate (QBE) environments. I don't just fill positions; I build relationships and implement award winning sourcing strategies to attract and secure top talent across diverse industries and disciplines - from Insurance, Technology, Data Science, Finance, and Legal.
My background includes national executive searches, data integrity by mastering applicant tracking systems (Workday), talent mapping to tap into passive candidate pools, and employee experience.
I am interested in recruiting passive, semi-passive, or active job seekers on a national basis.
I have worked with all industries including: Construction, Real Estate, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Health Care, Agribusiness, Chemicals, Staffing, Media, Technology, Retail, Transportation, Financial Services, Oil & Gas/Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, Aerospace, Municipalities, Restaurants, Grocery chains, etc.
I also provide resume enhancements. Feel free to inquire about that service.
Awarded top 25% of all LinkedIn Recruiters in 2022 and 2023 #TalentMVP2022 #TalentMVP2023 
I make ambiguous vision reality and put order to chaos in start-ups, scale-ups and public companies.
Building awesome teams, brainstorming possibilities and ideas, prioritizing with purpose, selecting tools, defining process, measuring success (or turning learnings into change) and implementing operating rhythms & norms energizes me.
I'm usually recognized as creative, kind, empathetic, pragmatic and a fast moving underdog, with a quirky sense of humor. I'm also commercially savvy (but scrappy and resourceful), strategic and tactical all at the same time. Keeping people engaged and in harmony brings me peace in the work I execute.
Disruptive leaders with massive vision, empathy, and who walk the talk, while having fun is who I love to work with and for. I'm a type B personality naturally, but work as a type A operator (with high EQ... I can read a room and quickly, decipher what each persons drivers and needs are (quiet voices have a seat through me), where the risk or additional love is needed; ultimately turning ideas into plans that everyone rallies around.
You'll usually find me planted in New York, which is my home. The south & Mexico is a close second home for me too.
Enneagram: 7
MBTI: ENTJ 
Dynamic Talent Acquisition Leader | Recruiting Strategist - Currently HIRING Compliance AML Leaders/Trainers | Principal Consultant | AI Engineers, Crypto, AML & Fraud Talent | Culture Advocate | Global TA Advisor
With over 20 years of experience across technology, consumer goods, SaaS, and fintech, I assist growth-stage and global brands in building elite teams in compliance, fraud, crypto, and AI innovation.
I specialize in designing high-impact, inclusive recruiting strategies that drive scale and transformation.
🏆 **Key Accomplishments:**
🔹 Developed a gamification strategy that generated 1,033 candidate pipelines and resulted in 325 hires within two quarters.
🔹 Served as Interim TA Leader in Australia, saving $150K by backfilling essential APAC leadership roles.
🔹 Supported a $1B supply chain transformation by hiring over 400 engineers and infrastructure professionals.
🔹 Launched a global inclusion program with 89% participation, enhancing employee sentiment by 53%.
🎤 **Featured Speaker:**
SourceCon | ERE Webinars | Amazon REXPO | AWS | Recruiting Innovation
💡 Recognized for combining precise sourcing, effective brand storytelling, and DEI expertise, I deliver candidate pipelines that convert and facilitate successful hiring.ng trust that lasts.
📬 Let’s connect if you're scaling fintech, crypto, or AI-driven compliance teams—or you're a leader ready to make a move.
📧 Email: keviwalt@topdeiconsulting.com 
