A
life-long innovator,
Linda launched
CEO Resources
in 1989 and was
first to serve
the growing technology
market of the
mid-Atlantic region.
She has since
led the firm in
recruiting leadership
from all over
the country for
hundreds of technology,
life science and
service-based
companies.
An entrepreneur
who “gets” entrepreneurs,
Linda authored A
Big Splash in
a Small Pond (Simon & Schuster,
1994), the first
guide to finding
a job in a small
company and a
Fortune Book Club
Selection of the
Month. She has
appeared on NBC's
Weekend Today
Show as an authority
on entrepreneurial
leadership and
hiring as well
as in publications
such as: Smart
Money, Wall Street
Journal, Executive
Female, Boston
Herald and Philadelphia
Business Journal;
A popular keynote
speaker, Linda
has addressed
organizations
such as: National
Association
of Seed and Venture
Funds (NASVF),
New Jersey Technology
Council, Mid-Atlantic
Venture Fair,
and Harvard
Business School,
. She was honored
as one of "Pennsylvania's
50 Best Women in
Business" by
the Pennsylvania
Department of
Community and
Economic Development
in association
with the Business
Journals of
Pennsylvania.
In working with
search clients
diverse in
industry and size,
Linda also leverages
previous experience
in corporate
management
and nonprofit
leadership. Before
establishing CEO
Resources, Linda
directed a business
development and
recruiting service
at the University
City Science Center.
She previously
held management
positions
in human resources
and marketing
at Aramark
(ARA Services)
and Unisys (Sperry)
Corporation.
She also served
on a university
faculty and
as the director
of a human
service agency.
In keeping with
her commitment
to the region
as a whole,
Linda currently
plays a leadership
role in advocating
for the increased
presence of
women on corporate
boards and
in the executive
suite through
the Forum
of Executive
Women. A director
of the Philadelphia
Academies,
Inc., Linda
also has worked
to embed information
technology
and entrepreneurship
into educational
and professional
training for
urban youth.
Linda holds
a Masters degree
in counseling
from West
Chester University
and a BA from
Wheelock College.
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