Rick Gomez
Executive Director – AT&T College Recruiting
Rick Gomez, Executive Director of AT&T College Recruiting has over 16 years of
progressive Human Resources management experience. Throughout his career
with AT&T he has continuously been recognized as a Strategic Human Resources
Business Partner, demonstrating strong leadership and commitment to aligning
business goals and objectives with Human Resources strategy.
Born in El Paso, Texas Rick joined Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems in 1997 as a
Human Resources Clerk. He quickly progressed to a Human Resources Specialist
and in 2000 was promoted to a Senior Human Resources Manager. In this role he
was responsible for the strategic human resources support of Cingular Wireless’s
retail stores across North Texas. Rick led a team that managed the employee
relations, staffing, labor and training needs of over 1200 employees. In 2001 he
received the Cingular Summit award for his contributions and strong partnership
supporting his clients.
In 2006 Rick was promoted to Associate Director of Human Resources, where he oversaw Human Resources
support for the retail store and network employees in a 15 state territory with over 7,000 employees. Rick was
then promoted to Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for AT&T in 2009, where he was responsible for
developing the strategies/solutions required for the transition of human capital to AT&T. During this time Rick
was responsible for the integration and Human Resources architectural support of several acquisitions for the
company.
In 2010 Rick served as the Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources. In this role he
managed the executive support of the Human Resources Services Delivery leadership team, responsible for
supporting 240,000 employees both domestically and internationally. Rick also had the direct responsibility for
leading the HR Generalist team that supported the Customer Information Services organization.
Rick’s next assignment was in 2011 when he had the opportunity to serve as the Director of Merger Integration for
a Wireless acquisition. In this role Rick was responsible for the overall merger integration activities for the
Finance, Human Resources, External Affairs, Legal and Corporate Development business units. In early 2012 he
moved to the Human Resources Talent Operations organization where he was named Director of Staffing. In this
role Rick was responsible for the staffing delivery of all non-management openings in the Network, Finance and
Consumer organizations resulting in over 15,000 hires annually.
In April of 2012 Rick was promoted to his current role as the Executive Director – AT&T College Recruiting. He
leads the AT&T College Recruiting Team that is responsible for finding the best talent for our management
development programs. His team is also responsible for growing deeper and richer relationships on campus with
AT&T’s ACE University Relations program.
In addition, to his AT&T responsibilities Rick is actively involved in various charitable organizations, including
United Way, American Heart Association, Teach for America, Junior Achievement and he frequently volunteers at
the local homeless shelter. When he is not spending time with his family you will find Rick relaxing on his boat.
Rick is a graduate of the University of North Texas. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human
Resources Management. In addition, he is certified by the Society for Human Resource Management as a Senior
Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).