Wendy Nevak is a strategic Head of Talent Acquisition with over 16 years of experience, currently leading efforts at Vital Bio. She holds an MBA and a certification in AI for Business from UC Berkeley, Haas. People who have worked with her describe her as strategic, transformative, and a creative problem-solver.
Wendy is passionate about connecting teams to a companys mission and fostering employee engagement. Her focus lies in building and scaling mission-driven teams within the healthcare technology sector, ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience throughout the process.
She scaled the team at Cue Health from 97 to 1700 employees in just 1. 5 years, guiding the company through its IPO.
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Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview
How Wendy shows up
Achievement-Oriented
Persuasive
Friendly But Fast
They will bat for you if they come to believe in you. They like to keep things under control. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.
Priorities
Topics Wendy cares about
Hyper-Growth Scaling
Led the massive team expansion at Cue Health from under 100 to 1700 people in 18 months, demonstrating expertise in rapid, sustainable growth.
AI in Business
Recently completed a certification from UC Berkeley Haas on AI business strategies, indicating a strong interest in applying new technologies to foster innovation and strategic decision-making.
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Career
Work history
11-2024
Head of Talent Acquisition
Vital Bio
8-2018 - 3-2024
Head of Talent Acquisition/Director, Talent Acquisition
Cue Health Inc.
2-2017 - 8-2018
Corporate Recruiter (Contract)
Cubic Corporation
12-2014 - 2-2017
Client Relationship Manager
Kforce Inc
1-2013 - 9-2014
Senior Technical Recruiter
INT Technologies
In the press
Media appearances
Wendy Nevak Joins Vital Bio as Head of Talent Acquisition. Featured in HR Today
Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.
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