Leif Wennerstrom — CEO
More disruptive than the Industrial Revolution, I’m obsessed with today's intersection of humanity, AI, and how work gets done safely and securely. I bring extensive experience leading tech, GTM, and executive talent transformations at high‑growth companies—leveraging AI and automation to reduce time‑to‑hire, improve quality, and meaningfully lower recruiting costs. Today, at Island, we’re rethinking secure work from the ground up by building the enterprise browser. By embedding security directly into where work actually happens—the browser—Island enables organizations to operate securely and productively in a cloud‑ and AI‑first world, without compromising user experience or speed. Through curiosity, empathy, and shared meaning, I coach recruiting teams to adopt growth mindsets, embrace new technologies, and strengthen advisory skills that elevate OKR performance. Leaders I’ve managed have gone on to multiple promotions as they scale both impact and influence. I’ve streamlined HR technology to measure and drive real business outcomes across people, process, and systems, and I’m passionate about partnering with executives to build diverse, high‑impact teams that fuel sustainable growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS talent acquisition leader with a strong focus on AI integration.
Location: Dallas, Fort Worth, United States
Experience: 26 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Executive Search
- Enterprise Ai
- Data Protection
- Ai Integration
Career Highlights
- Led AI-driven talent acquisition transformations.
- Built high-impact teams for sustainable growth.
- Coached leaders to achieve multiple promotions.
Work Experience
Island
VP, Talent Acquistion (5 mos)
PromptMates
Founding Member (5 mos)
Aviatrix
Talent Advisor (2 mos)
Growth-Advisors
Founder (9 mos)
Dialpad
VP, Global Talent Acquisition (3 yrs 5 mos)
Procore Technologies
Director, Executive and International Talent Acquisition(2021 IPO) (9 mos)
Director, Business and University Talent Acquisition (2 yrs 2 mos)
Director, Global Revenue Recruiting (1 yr 1 mo)
Executive Recruiter (4 mos)
Cisco
Sr. Manager, Global Talent Acquisition (1 yr 1 mo)
Yext
Principal Recruiter(2017 IPO) (9 mos)
Cloudera
Head of Global Field Recruiting(2018 IPO) (2 yrs 2 mos)
NetApp
Field Recruiting Leadership, Executive Search, Revenue Ops, and Recruiting Programs (7 yrs 3 mos)
SAP
Sr. Recruiter(contract) (1 yr 8 mos)
Lawson Software
Recruiting Leader (3 yrs 3 mos)
Scient- The ebusiness Innovators
Recruiting Leader(1999 IPO) (2 yrs 2 mos)
Education
Bachelor's degree at Southern Methodist University