I am a versatile recruiting and human resources leader with 14 years of experience leading global teams through various maturities of organizations and more than 20 years within the industry of big tech and academia. In my career I have thrived in building from the ground up and restructuring existing organizations hiring, onboarding, and operational processes for many unique organizations including Tech, Business, Research, and Specialized niche pipelines including GenAI, and ML. Most recently my teams have been responsible for 60% of the AI talent hired into Meta over the past 3 years. I have a deep understanding of university recruiting, mergers and acquisitions, hiring globally, and inspiring thriving teams. I also enjoy public speaking, coaching and mentorship, corporate branding + the science behind what makes recruiting fascinating and crucial to any organization. I have built and led teams ranging in size from 3 to 300 (including managing managers and senior directors). I am fearless when it comes to tackling any challenge - I thrive in challenging situations where failure isn't an option. I work hard and set a high bar for my teams but lead with heart and humor. I know how to find, grow and keep top performers and how to lead through the toughest of times who can deliver whether the goal is 50 or 5000 in a calendar year. A trusted advisor to senior leadership and peers there is nothing more than I enjoy than solving a problem that seems insurmountable and looking down from the top of the mountain. I have extensive global experience - both in being a builder of early hiring teams in APAC and EMEA, and managing across a distributed workforce. I am also incredibly connected within NORAM - both in the tech sector and academia (affiliations with top tier universities and research institutions) teams that I have led have hired 25000 people globally over the past 13 years so my network is deep. Passionate about brands and how companies can attract talent I have also been published in numerous publications over the years speaking on behalf of the tech industry and also wrote a blog that had 1 million+ readers monthly. I believe that if you are going to spend all of this time and energy at work, be the best at it - and enjoy yourself while you do it. Take the time to smell the roses, revel in the comradery of the challenges we go through together, and recognize the power and opportunity we have in the talent space to open doors that were never an option before to so many - it truly is life-changing work.