Warner Gonsalvez, a Talent Acquisition Expert with over a decade and a half of experience in various streams and verticals of recruitment, is a passionate leader and mentor who has devised and implemented International Hiring Campaigns. He has expertise in Leadership, Volume, Niche hiring across India in BFS, F&A, Legal, Life Sciences, Digital, Travel, Telecom, Corporate functions in IT/BPS space. Warner is an expert in collaborating with NGO's, Skill Development Bodies for enabling the differently-abled individuals to upskill and empowering a diverse workforce. He has an Executive Certificate Program in Human Resource Management and a Masters in Human Resource Management from XLRI Jamshedpur and Annamalai University, respectively. Presently, he is an Associate Director - Talent Acquisition at Cognizant.

Warner has completed certifications like Thomas Internationals Personal Profile Analysis, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and the Fundamentals of Online Marketing. He is keen on experimenting with new age Digital Tools to Enhance the candidate experience, Reduce the cycle time and Automate processes to build the organization's brand value proposition. Sports and Fitness are his other interests, and he has set up the College Basketball Team in 1999, which was among the top five teams in South India by 2002. He is an avid #NBA fan.