Chloé Rada is a transformative and innovative leader with 25 years of expertise in talent acquisition, employer branding, and recruitment marketing. She specializes in crafting data-driven strategies that drive operational excellence, scalability, and impact in people-centric organizations. Her career spans leadership roles across multiple industries, including advertising, food and facilities management, life sciences, media, and software development, where she has built a reputation for tech-savviness, empathetic leadership, and relationship-driven success.
Having led initiatives from full-scale employer brand transformations to managing agency accounts, she is returning to her agency roots with a renewed focus on delivering creative, results-driven solutions as a consultant for Shaker Recruitment Marketing. She thrives on empowering organizations to tell compelling stories, attract top talent, and enhance the candidate experience through innovative approaches.
Known for her agility, self-awareness, and industry expertise, she is passionate about connecting people, processes, and technology to improve the future of talent acquisition. Chloé is a former board member for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP), a global non-profit organization that sparks innovation, engagement and knowledge sharing for Talent Acquisition. She has also volunteered her time and expertise to HR.com, Arch Advisory Group, DisruptHR Chicago, Society of Talent Acquisition & Recruitment (STAR Chicago) and provided job search training to community organizations and students. She is also a published TA author and legacy conference/webinar speaker.
Chloé graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Communications and resides in Chicago, IL.
