Francesca Galbo

Francesca Galbo has held various roles in talent acquisition and recruitment throughout their career. Francesca currently serves as the Head of Recruitment at Understood.org, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Codecademy as the Director of Talent Acquisition from February 2022 to January 2023 and as a Recruiting Manager from March 2021 to February 2022. Before their time at Codecademy, they worked at HOMER as the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition from August 2019 to March 2021 and as a Talent Acquisition Manager from April 2018 to August 2019. Francesca also has experience as a Talent Acquisition Partner at Informa Intelligence from May 2016 to April 2018, a Research Analyst at Guidepoint from March 2015 to May 2016, an Executive Recruiter at Robert Walters from August 2014 to March 2015, and an Associate Marketing Manager at Taylor & Francis Group from June 2012 to August 2014.

Francesca Galbo completed their education at Muhlenberg College from 2007 to 2011, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. Prior to that, they attended Staten Island Tech High School from 2003 to 2007, where they obtained their GED. Additionally, Francesca pursued further education at Dublin City University starting in 2010, although the end year and degree information are not provided.

Francesca has also obtained various certifications from LinkedIn, including Administrative Human Resources, Human Resources: Compensation and Benefits, Bystander Training: From Bystander to Upstander, Communicating Across Cultures, Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences, Leadership Strategies for Women, Recruiting Talent with Social Media, Unconscious Bias, Creating a Compelling Job Description, Developing a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program, Social Recruiting for Recruiters, A Toolkit for Giving and Receiving Better Feedback, Talent Management, and Recruiting Foundations. These certifications were acquired between 2020 and 2021.