Brian Wallins is research director for Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), responsible for leading global research of talent acquisition technology. Wallins has been with SIA since 2017. He brought six years of experience in equity research of technology companies covering the enterprise software sector for Gleacher & Company, formerly known as  Broadpoint Securities Group. Additionally, he had various corporate strategy and finance roles at Getaround, Hire On-Demand and Calypso Technology (acquired by Nasdaq). Wallins has a Master of Business Administration from Bentley University and passed level one of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) exam.

Shweta Palekar joined Staffing Industry Analysts in 2020 as a Research Analyst and will be working alongside Brian Wallins in covering IT staffing, Human Cloud and Workforce solutions M&A. Prior to this she worked as a Senior Analyst for 4 years at a private wealth management firm in San Francisco, managing the investment process and portfolio analysis for High Net worth Individuals. Born and bred in India, Shweta has worked in valuations for consulting and hedge fund companies. In 2014, she moved to the U.S. and pursued an International diploma in Business Administration at UC Berkeley. She holds a Master’s degree in Finance with honors from Saint Mary’s College of California and has passed CFA level II exam.