Margaret Strauss is an Executive Search and Assessment Professional at Russell Reynolds Associates in New York. Since joining the firm in 2021, she has leveraged her background in data and technology to support executive-level search assignments and leadership evaluations. Prior to her career in executive search, Margaret served as a Data Science and Information Architecture Account Executive at IBM for over three years, where she focused on strategic data solutions for clients in New York. Her earlier professional experience includes project management at TransPerfect and a student assistant role with the NYU Stern Executive MBA Program’s Global Studies Tour. She also held internships with the International Crisis Group and Rising Tide Capital. Margaret holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Interdisciplinary Studies from Villanova University and a Master’s of Global Affairs with a focus on International Development from New York University.