Connie has an established and proven track record in creating and executing the “best practices” search methodology that has earned Taylor Winfield the highest closure rate in the industry. Connie has developed solutions to enhance and drive significant value to her clients with company expansion to include an impressive C-Level international practice in China, India and EMEA.

Connie and her team have led the reorganization and repositioning of the company which now spans three verticals – Technology, Retail/Hospitality and Clean/Green Environmental - and three client profiles - Venture Portfolios, Private Equity Opportunities and the Public Sector. This deep understanding of markets has contributed to an average 26% annual revenue growth over the last four years.

A thought leader in the industry, Connie is often quoted in business publications and is a desired speaker. She has been a speaker at the eMBA class at SMU Cox Business School; participated on an executive panel at Oracle; and been a featured panelist at FWE&E’s program series of “Board Readiness”. Connie serves on the Board of Directors for Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives in the Silicon Valley; Attitudes & Attire in Dallas; the holding company of Sacred Spade in San Antonio; and is a Member of the original Steering Committee for Women Corporate Directors (WCD) in Dallas.

Prior to founding The Vernetti Group, Amy was a General Partner with Technology Crossover Ventures. TCV is an expansion stage venture capital firm that invested in Expedia, Netflix, Personic, Ariba and Firepond. Prior to TCV, Vernetti was the "Human Capitalist" at Garage.com, a leading venture capital investment bank. She created the Human Capital program at Garage.com that was the only one of its kind in the venture capital community and a key component of the Company's offerings. As the program's leader, Vernetti was a headliner at Garage.com’s "Boot Camps" across the U.S., speaking to entrepreneurs on the importance of recruiting and retaining the right people to drive their businesses.

Vernetti was a Principal with the International Technology Practice at Heidrick & Struggles, where she was a member of the firm's Software Industry Group. She was also a member of Heidrick & Struggles’ five-person launch team for Heidrick On-Line, an innovative client communication tool used globally by the technology practice. Prior to that, she was with the Advanced Technology Group of Korn Ferry International, where she began her career in executive search.

Throughout her recruiting career, Amy has worked for clients such as Netscape, Apple Computer, Dell Computer, Autodesk, Novell and several early stage companies.

A strong proponent of public school reform, Amy has also worked with several organizations focused on K-12 education including The New Schools Venture Fund, Teachscape and The Lightspan Partnership.

Vernetti is extensively profiled and quoted in Business Week, Fast Company, InternetWorld, CNNfn and CNET, among others, on the topic of human capital. Amy was a contributor to the human capital section of Guy Kawasaki's new book The Art of the Start.

A consummate team builder, Amy was a Division I NCAA basketball player at Saint Mary's College in California. A mother of two, Amy now lives in Oakland, CA. She is on the Board of Directors for Envision Schools, a not-for-profit charter high school organization funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and is an advisor to the Professional Aptitude Council.

An established search professional with 20 years of experience behind him, Paul began his career in executive search with Fenwick Partners, which was acquired by Heidrick & Struggles where he became a Partner as a member of the firm’s Technology Practice. He later joined Korn/Ferry International as Managing Director, while maintaining an active practice. Most recently, Paul was a Partner with CTPartners.

A technology industry veteran, Paul’s corporate career also includes Vice President of Management Recruiting with Internet Capital Group and Director of Business Development at Arthur Andersen, LLP.

A graduate of Marist College, Paul is based in Taylor Winfield’s Boston office.

Gerri has recruited executives into both public and private companies, including 7-Eleven, Home Interiors & Gifts, Neiman Marcus, Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza, EatZi’s, QuikTrip, Match.com, Cerilliant, Ace Cash Express, Pizza Hut, Swift Foods, Dickey’s, Double D Ranch Wear, King Ranch, Buy the Color, AutoNation, Divita, Health Stop, Kohler, Capital One, Sterling Bank, Wal-Mart, Disney Entertainment and Brinker International. The searches were for a broad range of executive positions including C-level sales, marketing, human resources, operations, and finance.

Gerri completed her Bachelors Degree in Administration from Austin College and holds a J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Now residing in the San Francisco Bay area, she is active in SHRM, Women’s Foodservice Forum, National Restaurant Association, American Society of Compensation and Benefits, American Society of Training and Development, ENetworking and has served on the boards of Limbs for Life and the Dallas Mayors special committee for schools.

Ann’s proven track record spans both publically traded and privately held companies funded by such venture investors as Greylock Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Mayfield Fund, Summit Partners, Accel, and Benchmark Capital. Most recently, Ann was a Partner at Lonergan Partners, where she ran the online services, software, and communications practices. There she was instrumental in recruiting key executives to Symmetricom, Narus, Global IP Solutions, Infoblox, Glimmerglass, Marketo, Utterli, Kadoink and Skire as well as many other firms. Ann specializes in working closely with the CEO and /or Board of Directors to attract top talent to build high growth divisions within public companies or to create top management teams for private equity backed companies.

Prior to joining Lonergan Partners, Ann was Vice President of Sales & Marketing at NorthPoint Communications, a pioneering carrier (CLEC). Ann launched the company and led the national roll out of DSL based local access services, successfully negotiating relationships with major carriers well as ISPs, generating revenue growth while helping to lead NorthPoint through an Initial Public Offering.

Before NorthPoint, Ann was CEO of Cambio Networks, a privately held infrastructure software company. Previously, Ann held Vice President level positions in Sales and Marketing at a number of technology companies at different stages of growth: these include 3Com, Ascend Communications, Fibermux (acquired by ADC Telecommunications), and Micom (acquired by Nortel).

Ann strongly believes senior team dynamics make or break a company: she has lived both outcomes. Finding the candidate with the right fit means learning about her client’s business: the industry, market position, environment and company culture. Ann leaves no stone unturned to discover leaders with character, passion and the experience to match each opportunity.

A graduate of Rutgers University, Ann is based in Taylor Winfield’s Silicon Valley Office. She has served on the Advisory Boards of several privately held companies and on non-profit Boards such as the Los Altos Educational Foundation and Entrepreneur’s Foundation.

Most recently as a key member of the executive management team in the role of Global Vice President Customer Care and Professional Services, Lynn re-engineered processes and built strong teams that scaled each division, producing 3x revenue growth for a global infrastructure software company.  While building a base of 400+ Fortune 1000 customers she grew revenues to $50 Million and was instrumental in positioning the company for its recent sale to Cisco Systems (NASDAQ CSCO).

 As Vice President Delivery during her early tenure with Taylor Winfield, Lynn was responsible for executing Board, CEO and VP level searches. She also partnered to build and maintain TW’s best practices resulting in the delivery of top talent to clients across the portfolio. She has extensive experience within the Venture, Private Equity and Public sectors.

Lynn’s background includes DARC Corporation where she led business development creating partnerships with Oracle managers and carried overall vertical industry segment responsibility building their North American recruiting practice. In addition, she was a Logistics/Operations Oil & Gas Executive and held similar positions with Charles of the Ritz LTD. Lynn has a B.A. from Kean University in Union, New Jersey.

Prior to entering the search world, Jen was a success in the area of sales and marketing. With Waypoint Business Solutions, a Houston-based systems integrator, she was instrumental in creating their go-to-market strategy and branding. The company earned a coveted place on the Houston Fast Tech 50 as one of Houston’s fastest growing tech companies. Jen also worked at Neon Systems (NASDAQ: NEON), where she was on the I-Wave integration sales team. Prior to joining Taylor Winfield, Jen was with a boutique search firm focused on local and national full-time search assignments for technical, sales, operations and executive level positions across numerous industries in the Houston area.

Jen holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. She is a strong advocate for children’s rights and serves on the board of directors for Justice for Children, a national organization dedicated to providing legal advocacy for abused children.

Kirk came to Taylor Winfield in 2002 from a boutique search firm where he focused on business development and search execution for nationwide technology clients within the hardware, software, telecommunications and internet sectors. He was Manager of Resource Planning for Isix Software/DARC Corporation, specializing in Oracle services and software. Kirk has a B.A. in Business Administration from Baylor University.

Prior to executive search, David was a successful sales & marketing leader in the technology space. His prior experience includes leadership roles with the Xerox Corporation, Nortel Networks, Cisco Systems, and Symon Communications.

David received his B.S. in Economics from Brigham Young University and his M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Judy provides the strategic vision and direction to meet the needs of today’s executive recruiting marketplace while building new verticals for high growth future markets. Judy’s extensive career in executive recruitment spans all areas of the high-technology spectrum. Her business development activities include the global top tier investment community and inaccessible/unidentified top talent for public market-leading companies.

Prior to her career in executive search, Judy was Founder and President of several entrepreneurial ventures. Judy holds a BA from Bluffton College.

Prior to Executive Search, Susie was successful at Google as a Contract Recruiter for the Enterprise Search and Appliance division. Her efforts were focused on the Enterprise Sales and Account Management team fulfilling their recruiting objectives for the Federal/DOD Sales and Regional Sales Directors in the US and Internationally.

Susie’s background in Corporate Human Resources comes from her ten years in Healthcare. As Regional Director of Human Resources for United Healthcare she was an integral member of the Western Regional Executive team. She worked closely with the management team during a period of transition and change in the Healthcare field in the early 1990’s.

Susie is active in National Charity League, where she focuses her time and energy in several philanthropic endeavors, including The Princess Project, which promotes self-confidence by providing free prom dresses to inner-city youth, and Loaves and Fishes which is committed to providing nutritious meals and support services for the homeless and less fortunate.

Susie received her Bachelors in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Organizational Development from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She currently resides in Alamo, with her husband and three girls.