With over fifteen years experience in the executive search industry, Crystal Strauss has worked across most industries including biotech, health care, medical devices, financial services, insurance and manufacturing. Having spent the bulk of her career with boutique, search firms, she has gained extensive knowledge with a proven ability to recruit across such functional areas as general management, technology, sales and marketing, corporate development, finance and human resources. She has a proven ability to attract seasoned executives for roles ranging from Vice President on up to Chief Executive Officer. Crystal is a dedicated, hard working recruiter with a true sense of loyalty to her clients. Over the past number of years, she has had great success in assisting various industry leaders in identifying senior level executives. Those clients include: Applied Biosystems, Biogen, VistaCare, AccentCare, Celera, Bain & Co., CR Bard, Caremark, Marsh McLennan, SemperCare, Tenet, IBM and Bank One. Not limiting her exposure to larger corporations, Crystal has also enjoyed working with a number of smaller organizations ranging from venture capital backed start-ups to boutique consulting firms. The role that Crystal plays varies from search to search. With expertise in research and candidate identification, she also has a proven track record in successfully assisting in interviews and client management responsibilities. Crystal is extremely well versed in conducting the type of in depth research required to identify and target top talent. Crystal is a 1989 Graduate of Illinois State University. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations with a minor in Sociology