Amy C. Chang is Healthcare Analyst who has extensive experience within the healthcare staffing market having previously served as VP of Strategy & Investor Relations for AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN) from 2009-2016, during which time its market cap grew from $220 million to over $1 billion. Prior to joining AMN in 2002, Amy was a strategy consultant working with Fortune 500 clients. She began her career with KPMG as a CPA, and is also a graduate of UC Berkeley where she earned her BS and MBA in Business Administration.

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.

Curtis Starkey is a senior research analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), joining the company in mid-2019. Starkey’s research coverage includes the information technology skill segment, SIA’s Pulse Survey and Buyer Survey, as well as other topics. His unique variety of experiences include those in research and finance as well as freelance roles in the gig economy. Starkey worked as a writer and editor for bilingual magazines. He studied Mandarin in Taiwan prior to joining SIA. Starkey has a Bachelor of Science in finance from Bradley University and a Master of Science in financial analysis from the University of San Francisco.

David Papapostolou leads interactive research and data visualization initiatives at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). This includes the SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator and the US Geographic Opportunities Atlas. Prior to becoming a developer at SIA, Papapostolou served as an analyst within the research team since May 2010 and has written extensively about the contingent workforce environments in many staffing markets globally. Papapostolou is based in France, by the Loire River and near the Atlantic Ocean. He has a PhD in biochemistry from Paris University Denis Diderot.

Matt Norton is workforce solutions research director at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) joining the research firm in 2012. He is the analyst and advisor to Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Council Members on global market developments across the entire spectrum of workforce solutions. This includes managed service provider (MSP), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and total talent management. Norton authored SIA’s Workforce Solutions Ecosystem research report in his prior role as senior research analyst. He is a frequent presenter and moderator at industry conferences and events. Norton has a Bachelor of Arts from Royal Holloway, University of London and a master’s degree from The London School of Economics. He is a certified contingent workforce professional (CCWP).

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.

Timothy Landhuis is vice president of research at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). He oversees a range of research studies, research products and presentations on behalf of SIA’s North America-based research team. Since joining SIA in 2011, Landhuis has authored reports such as the United States Staffing Industry Forecast, Largest Staffing Firms in the United States, the Staffing Industry Benchmarking Consortium (SIBC) Benchmarking Study and the Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey. This is in addition to reports on industrial staffing, education staffing and the Canadian staffing industry. Landhuis has guided the development of data tools on compensation rates, mergers and acquisitions, and staffing industry size and growth rates by occupation and geographic regions. He is a frequent presenter and moderator at industry conferences and events. Prior to joining SIA, Landhuis worked as a financial analyst and recruiter at leading firms in the semiconductor, software and financial services sectors. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.