Recognized expert in acquiring, developing, retaining, managing and engaging talent. I work with clients answer these questions:
- what talent do I have?
- how can I effectively develop, retain and engage key talent?
- what practices and processes do I have in place to create competitive talent advantage?
- do we lead to optimize our talent investments?

I work with Fortune 500 and growing companies, non-profits and educational institutions. I work across industries with a deep expertise in Life Sciences.

I'm often quoted in the media, including The New York Times, CNN.com, HR Executives, American Executive and WorkWise. A case study of my work with Harvard University's HR department is included in The Conference Board publication 'Evidence-based HR.' My article on the core principles of building sustainable talent pipelines appeared in the American Management Association's Leader's Edge.

- Strategic assessment
- Design and development of pragmatic solutions
- Metrics and measurement
- Facilitation

President at Factor In Talent
January 1999 - Present

We work with growth companies and industry leaders to accelerate leadership performance and engage and develop talent across the organization.

Director, Human Resources at Fidelity Investments
July 1997 - July 1998

Provided strategic HR support to marketing and finance groups in one of Fidelity's largest growth companies.

Training Manager at BankBoston (now Bank of America)
April 1994 - July 1997

Provide strategic training support and program implementation to multiple business units.

Senior Consultant at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
September 1991 - March 1994

Provide change management and organizational development solutions to Fortune 500 clients.

M.A, Organizational Communication, Purdue University
May 1987

B.A., Communication Arts and Sciences, DePauw University
May 1985