Janet Gipson is the Head of Talent Acquisition (TA) for Yale University. She leads a team of TA professionals and is responsible for all aspects of staff hiring for Yale including the function and placement of recruiting technologies, processes, and people that deliver talent for Yale. Janet chose Talent Acquisition after a successful career in sales engineering, business development, and finally as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for DISH Network. Janet draws on the parallels between sales/marketing and talent acquisition as the key to learning how to attract and retain talent in this hyper-competitive talent market. With math, engineering, and business degrees, Janet applies her technical background to the data-driven marketing and people talent space to deliver consistently for organizations. A compassionate professional that always looks for ways to give back, she holds or has held memberships in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP), and other professional organizations. Janet is a board member of the Pilates Method Alliance while she is working on her comprehensive Pilates certification. Janet has been married for 26 years to Marcus, and they have three children, a son-in-law, and a grandson.