TA 20Recipients

Great hiring doesn't happen by accident. It's built by leaders who rethink how their teams find, evaluate, and win talent. The TA20 honors such leaders across a range of industries for the standard they've set in talent acquisition.

Technology

Engineering, product, and platform teams scaling hiring without losing the human thread.

Emerging Technology

Fast-growing tech companies building talent functions from the ground up.

Retail & E-commerce

Seasonal, high-volume hiring that still treats every applicant like a person.

Manufacturing & Defense

Frontline, skilled-trade, and cleared defense hiring under real production pressure.

Transportation & Logistics

Hiring at the speed of the supply chain, without cutting corners on care.

Hospitality & Travel

Guest-first companies that treat candidates the way they train staff to treat guests.

Financial Services & Banking

High-stakes, high-compliance hiring where one bad process shows up on the balance sheet.

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Filling roles that can't sit open, in the industry most starved for talent right now.

Jennifer Waymon
Jennifer Waymon
Director, Talent Acquisition · Bristol Myers Squibb
Adam Ylinen
Adam Ylinen
Director of Talent Acquisition · Natera
Alberto del Val
Alberto del Val
Head of Talent Acquisition · Impress
Brian Moore
Brian Moore
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition & Talent Management · Cardinal Health
Cathy Henesey
Cathy Henesey
Vice President - Extended Workforce · AdventHealth
Eddy Guinet
Eddy Guinet
Global Head of Total Talent · Galderma
Erin Kap
Erin Kap
Director of Talent Acquisition · Intermountain Health
Kaitlyn Urlaub
Kaitlyn Urlaub
Vice President Talent Acquisition and Workforce Development · UMass Memorial Health
Kim Goodwin
Kim Goodwin
Director, Talent Acquisition and Strategy · VitalCaring Group
Kristen Diorio
Kristen Diorio
HR Leader- Military Veteran Leadership Development Program · Johnson & Johnson
Kristen Erban
Kristen Erban
Executive Director TA Operations and Recruitment Brand Marketing · CVS Health
Melissa August
Melissa August
Director of Talent Acquisition · Brightview Senior Living
Michael Peterson
Michael Peterson
Sr. Director, Global Talent Acquisition- Talent Sourcing, Intelligence and Innovation · Edwards Lifesciences
Mitchell Bush
Mitchell Bush
Vice President, Enterprise Talent Acquisition · Community Health Systems
Nayana Gadkari
Nayana Gadkari
Director Talent Acquisition · Quest Diagnostics
Sharon Giotis
Sharon Giotis
Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Progression · Blood Cancer United
Thomas McGoldrick
Thomas McGoldrick
Executive Vice President, Talent Acquisition · Parexel
Victor Gaines
Victor Gaines
AVP Talent Acquisition · Wellstar Health System
Viki Kerek
Viki Kerek
Assistant Vice President · Cincinnati Children's
Yvette Hansen
Yvette Hansen
Director, TA Strategy & Enablement · Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Accounting & Professional Services

Firms whose entire product is the people they hire — recruiting is the business.

Government & Public Sector

Mission-driven hiring inside process most private companies would never survive.

Insurance

Regulated, high-volume hiring that still has to move fast when claims season hits.

Staffing & Employment Services

Recruiters who recruit recruiters — the industry that hires TA talent for a living.

Energy & Utilities

Technical and frontline hiring for the infrastructure everything else depends on.

Media, Entertainment & Sports

Project-based, deadline-bound hiring where every crew is assembled from scratch.

General

Standout leaders whose work doesn't sit neatly inside one industry lane.