Pramode Metre is founder and serves as Managing Partner at Talent Edge LLC, an Executive Search firm based in San Francisco, California that is focused on Professional services, IT and Outsourcing industries. Pramode has more than thirty years of professional services experience in sales, talent acquisition and management.His work experience and representation has ranged from Technology, where he spent twenty years in the computer industry (DCM Data Products, Compaq and Unisys) -- to software (Temenos at Inlaks) -- to technology solutions, BPO and IT Outsourcing (EXL, e4e, Syntel) and Talent management, executive search and recruitment (NetPilgrim). He has over the years built several large teams across the globe in addition to the NetPilgrim venture. His interest in Human Capital development was sparked early in his career as he built successful teams. This was further strengthened in his work at Inlaks with The Hays Consultants and the Creative Leadership Institute as it executed its major change management program.The client and candidate relationships coupled with the deep understanding of the Indian, US, and UK corporate landscape and talent marketplace makes him an effective and incisive consultant with a success track record of delivering on difficult and complex searches. Credibility, passion and commitment have been the key ingredients for his success. Pramode advises clients on strategic business issues such as integration, team building, assessment and selection and compensation strategy. He also serves as a consultant for companies in the areas of sales team diagnostics, go to market, M&A and post acquisition integration. Pramode holds a Master of Business Economics degree from the University of Delhi and is an alumnus of the Executive Development program, Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He received a BA in Economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.Specialties: Executive search, sales and marketing focused on Outsourcing, Professional services and IT in North America, UK and India.