TalentNeuron strengthens its market-leading insights and data-driven workforce planning capabilities with the addition of leading labor economist
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TalentNeuron, the leader in global workforce intelligence and workforce transformation, today announced the appointment of Bledi Taska as Chief Data & Analytics Officer. Taska will unite TalentNeuron’s research, data science, and engineering teams under a single vision to accelerate the development of capabilities that help clients anticipate labor market shifts, design future-ready workforces, and close talent gaps.
This appointment reflects TalentNeuron’s evolution into the only workforce transformation solution that integrates internal talent intelligence with external labor market data across every stage of workforce planning. As organizations confront unprecedented transformation, the need for predictive, actionable insight has never been greater. According to the World Economic Forum, 60 percent of companies expect to transform their businesses by 2030.
“Bledi’s rare combination of economic and labor market expertise, paired with visionary technical leadership, enhances our ability to leverage our best-in-market data assets in entirely new ways,” said Julie Peck, CEO of TalentNeuron. “He will work closely with our product and go-to-market teams to deliver solutions that help organizations identify, quantify, and tackle workforce disruptions while building the talent strategies their future demands.”
Taska brings 20 years of experience transforming workforce data into actionable insights at scale. He is widely recognized as a leading authority on the future of work, with expertise in harnessing advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze labor market dynamics.
Most recently, as Head of Analytics at SkyHive by Cornerstone, Taska developed predictive models and analytics for workforce planning applications. Over eight years as Executive Vice President and Chief Economist at Lightcast, he built world-class teams of economists and data scientists who pioneered the application of real-time labor market analytics. Previously, as Chief Economist at Burning Glass Technologies, he consistently shaped strategy at the intersection of data, product, and labor market intelligence.
“The future of workforce intelligence goes beyond describing trends. It’s about prescribing solutions that directly shape strategic business outcomes,” said Taska. “TalentNeuron’s unified approach, combining predictive analytics, enterprise SaaS, and Generative AI uniquely positions us to empower organizations to proactively design their future workforce. I’m excited to lead this extremely talented team in delivering innovations that offer clear and measurable value to our clients.”
Taska holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University, and his research has been published in leading academic journals including the American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Nature, Research Policy, and Labor Economics. His work has been featured by The Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Daily Telegraph.
About TalentNeuron
TalentNeuron is the only solution that drives workforce transformation by unifying internal talent intelligence and external market insight. Over 60% of the Fortune100 are using TalentNeuron to move beyond fragmented talent planning and toward a model where strategic workforce decisions are made through comprehensive analytics, including demand forecasting, automation impact analysis, scenario modeling, and talent optimization.
Powered by advanced AI and machine learning, TalentNeuron delivers real-time workforce intelligence across markets representing over 91% of global GDP. With this intelligence, organizations use TalentNeuron to understand labor market and competitor trends, identify current and future skill requirements and gaps, and shape a future-ready workforce.
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