Cindy has over 30 years of experience in executive and professional recruiting, research, general management, and consulting. She has held various leadership positions in retained executive search, corporate talent acquisition, and talent management with Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries. Her expertise includes start-ups and turnarounds, creating competitive advantages by identifying and recruiting talented leaders who drive both top- and bottom-line growth for their organizations. She also led efforts to develop a new business line for an executive career management company, where she had P&L ownership. Cindy began her career in retained search with a boutique firm, working closely with the Founder and President to build the organization as its second employee. Her search industry focus includes energy, oil & gas, engineering & construction, financial services, insurance (multiple lines), healthcare, technology, biotechnology, manufacturing, food production, not-for-profit, publishing, for-profit education, e-commerce, consumer goods, and retail. She has successfully completed assignments across all functional areas, including corporate, operations, R&D, and commercialization. Cindy has worked with national and international organizations, placing executives globally. Earlier in her career, she worked for the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Behavioral Medicine, at a grant-funded, Ivy League-affiliated nonprofit healthcare research organization. Cindy holds a B.A. in Political Science from Providence College and is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. She is a former Chapter President and a former National Board member of the International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment (IACPR).