TATECH HONORS

The people shaping.

what comes next.
Celebrating the thought and business leaders advancing talent acquisition and talent technology.

Recognizing the people moving our industry forward.

Each year, TAtech Honors celebrates forty men and women who are truly setting the agenda for innovation and understanding in talent acquisition and talent technology. We recognize them because each, in their own way, is making a significant contribution to talent acquisition in areas ranging from the development of state-of-the-art talent technology and more effective and efficient recruiting operations to exploring new and better strategies for acquiring talent and optimizing the implementation of new TA products so they deliver the return on investment that employers deserve.

2026 Honorees

Spring & Summer 2026
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Sebastian Dettmers

CEO, The Stepstone Group
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Madeline Laurano

Founder & CEO, Aptitude Research
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Lana Shumyn

Director-Sales & Marketing, Aspen Tech Labs
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Ken Allman

CEO, PracticeLink
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Jacqueline Samira

Founder & CEO, Howdy.com
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Heidi Golledge

Founder & CEO, Jobot
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Dan Quigg

CEO, Public Insight
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Chand Akkineni

CEO, ITJobCafe
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Bruce Ge

CEO, Talroo
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Amit Chauhan

VP Programmatic Technology, Shaker Recruitment Marketing
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Steven Haim

Chief Revenue Officer, MyJobHelper.com
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Simon Oldham

Co-Founder & CEO, Qjumpers
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Sam Fitzroy

Co-Founder & CEO, Dalia
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Paul Toomey

President, Geographic Solutions
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Mona Tawakali

Chief Strategy Officer, Talivity
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Lou Goodman

Principal, Lou Goodman Consulting
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Federico Barni

CEO, Jobint
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David González Castro

Founder & CEO, redarbor
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Cindy Klein

EVP-Sales & Partnerships, Talent.com
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Brian Clark

VP-User Acquisition & Publisher Management, ZipRecruiter

2025 Honorees

Spring · Summer · Fall
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Know someone who belongs here?

To ensure the most deserving individuals are recognized, TAtech Honorees include those in both the talent technology industry and the talent acquisition profession. To nominate a person, submit their name, title, organization, LinkedIn profile URL, and email address using the link below. Self-nominations are accepted.

Submit a Nominee

To give TAtech Honorees the visibility and recognition they deserve, TAtech releases their names in four classes, one each season. Each class will celebrate both the 10 Honorees for that season as well all of the previous Honorees during the year.
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