David Crawford
Vice President, Talent Acquisition NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
David Crawford is Vice President of Talent Acquisition at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), affiliated with Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. He leads talent strategies, recruitment, internal mobility, and employer branding/marketing. Previously, he led global talent acquisition at Mastercard, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs. David holds a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Rutgers. Recognized as a thought leader in talent acquisition, he frequently speaks about the recruitment landscape and candidate experience.
Seminars
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Discover: Strike While the Iron Is Hot: AI-Powered Screening for Critical Nurse Staffing
8:20 am
- Hear how NYP rapidly validated clinical skills at scale without compromising safety in a Level IV children’s hospital
- Learn how AI-led interviewing exposed that only 10% of self-assessed strike-ready nurses met the required competency threshold, enabling a fast pivot in workforce strategy
- Take away a proven model for crisis-ready talent acquisition that balances speed, quality, and human judgment under extreme operational pressure
Wednesday 28th October 2026
Develop: As AI Takes on More Tasks, Where Should Recruiters Focus Their Time & Energy?
9:00 am
Go beyond the case study: your chance to ask questions that uncover the decisions, challenges and lessons behind the results
