Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Executive; Former VP of Talent Acquisition at Netflix; Former Head of Recruiting at OpenAI

Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Liz Wamai Biography

Liz Wamai is a human resources executive with more than 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, diversity recruiting, and HR leadership across financial, media, and technology organizations. Wamai holds an MBA in general management and human resources from Baruch College. Her career reflects a focus on building inclusive, high-performing talent organizations on a global scale.

Wamai began her career as an associate at Goldman Sachs before advancing to vice president at Credit Suisse, where she established a diversity recruiting program for investment banking, securities, asset management, and private client services. She later served as managing director for global campus recruiting at Merrill Lynch, leading a global approach to campus talent acquisition. At Bloomberg, Wamai was global head of talent acquisition, overseeing resourcing efforts across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

At Meta, Wamai served as vice president and head of business recruiting, attract and diversity recruiting. In this role, she led initiatives focused on inclusive hiring and expanding opportunities for underrepresented talent, including women in technology and Black and Latinx leaders. She launched Meta Table Talks, a program designed to connect leaders across industries and create new recruiting opportunities.

Wamai later became vice president of talent acquisition at Netflix, where she led a global team in recruiting strategy, talent acquisition technology, project management, and executive search. She also joined OpenAI as head of recruiting, contributing to talent strategy in the artificial intelligence sector. Throughout her career, Wamai has been recognized for her work in diversity and inclusion, female leadership, and corporate culture, advocating for structured interviews and evidence-based hiring practices that influence talent development in leading organizations worldwide.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/13/2026.

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