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Adrian Russo

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Advisory Network Member at ChangeEngine
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Adrian is a talent acquisition leader with over 15 years of experience scaling recruiting functions for high-growth tech startups. As VP of Talent at Swish Analytics, he leads global talent strategy. Colleagues describe him as supportive, strategic, empowering, and tenacious.

An Army veteran, Adrian has a passion for creating hiring initiatives for the military community. He is an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan and has served as a contributing writer for NY Weekly. His favorite business book is "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell.

Unique fact: Adrian is the co-founder of RecruitLocator, a SaaS-based resume search engine for which he holds a patent.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Advisory Network Member
Job Level
Senior
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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Scaling Tech Startups
He has proven success in VC-funded companies, delivering 3x–7x team growth and taking Caribou from 156 to over 500 employees pre-Series C.
AI in Recruiting
He leverages AI-driven sourcing in his current role and co-founded RecruitLocator, a proprietary open-web resume search engine, showcasing a deep interest in recruiting technology.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Advisory Network Member
ChangeEngine
2-2022
VP of Talent
Swish Analytics
4-2021 - 2-2022
Director of Talent Acquisition
Caribou
2-2019 - 4-2021
Director of Talent Acquisition
T-Rex Solutions, LLC
3-2017 - 2-2019
Talent Acquisition Lead
Fonteva
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Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Science - MS
Stevenson University
2008 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Excelsior University
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