Brenna leads CodeSignal’s marketing organization to build awareness and drive demand across all channels. Prior to joining CodeSignal, she led marketing and GTM teams at Cornerstone OnDemand, Wiredrive, and TeleSign.

Alison is a strategic, results-driven Human Resources executive with more than 20 years of experience aligning talent strategy with business goals across advertising, education, luxury goods, and tech. She specializes in organizational design, succession planning, performance management, and employee engagement, and has led transformation during periods of growth, cultural evolution, and strategic expansion. A trusted advisor to senior leadership, Alison is passionate about building inclusive cultures, developing high-performing teams, and driving sustainable change.

Johanna Anchundia Bazos is an executive recruitment and talent strategy leader with more than 15 years of experience across financial services, technology, and media. As Head of Executive Recruitment at BNY, she drives senior hiring across corporate functions and is building a global talent research engine that supports all executive recruitment at the firm. In her role, Johanna partners with the executive leadership, senior stakeholders, and HR to deliver executive recruitment and talent strategies that accelerate transformation, improve decision quality, enhance cost discipline, and strengthen governance.

Prior to BNY, Johanna served as Executive Search Leader at NBCUniversal, working across different businesses and brands including Telemundo, DreamWorks, Peacock.  She was previously a Senior Executive Recruiter at BlackRock for iShares, BlackRock Solutions, and corporate roles, and began her executive search career at Heidrick & Struggles.

Johanna started her professional journey at Davis Polk & Wardwell working on capital market matters and continued at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as a senior analyst.

Originally from Ecuador, Johanna lives on the Upper West Side with her family and is a graduate of Haverford College.

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza is a freelance journalist and From Day One contributing editor who writes about work, the job market, and women’s experiences in the workplace. Her work has appeared in the BBC, The Washington Post, Quartz at Work, Fast Company, and Digiday’s Worklife.

Cassandre Joseph is an accomplished talent acquisition leader with a strong scientific foundation and a passion for connecting leading talent with impactful careers in the pharmaceutical industry. As the Global Head of Talent Acquisition for Research and Development at Novartis, Cassandre leads a global high-performing team dedicated to delivering innovative, data-driven recruitment strategies that attract inclusive and exceptional talent worldwide. With a deep understanding of R&D functions and a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement, she brings a unique blend of strategic insight, relationship-building, and operational excellence to the evolving world of talent acquisition.

Akshay Loomba is a global talent acquisition leader with more than 20 years of experience building and leading high-volume recruiting operations across complex, fast-paced industries. As Senior Vice President & Head of Talent Acquisition at Unifi Aviation, Akshay leads talent strategy and hiring initiatives supporting the nation’s largest aviation services company.

Akshay has played a key role in advancing AI and automation within talent acquisition, including the development of fully automated recruiting workflows designed to improve hiring speed, operational efficiency, and candidate experience at scale. With deep expertise in workforce transformation and recruiting operations, he brings a practical perspective on how organizations can leverage AI to modernize hiring while supporting business growth.