Gain practical insights from John Strackhouse, one of the nation’s top high technology executive recruiters at Caldwell Partners, and Brent Tworetzky, the Executive VP of Product at XO Group. In this workshop, sponsored by the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program, Strackhouse and Tworetzky will deliver valuable advice on preparing for future job interviews and for navigating your professional careers.

Bios of presenters:

John Strackhouse is a partner in the Board & CEO for Caldwell Practice and recruits technical leaders for people like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Klaus Schwab, and John Doerr. Throughout his career, he has leveraged his passion for talent as the driving force for helping his clients create value and build leadership-driven companies. John's creative approach and strong global relationships enable him to execute complex C-Suite searches for technology leaders such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, John Doerr and Jeff Bezos. John is frequently quoted in leading publications, including Financial Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek and Fourtune, and serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Fostering Entrepreneurship.

Brent Tworetzky is an up and comer in the tech circles and Executive VP of Product at XO Group, where he runs product management, design, and user research across XO Group's properties, including The Knot and The Bump. Named one of the “secret rock stars of Silicon Valley” by Business Insider, Tworetzky is a passionate digital leader with an impeccable track record of building important products users love while also scaling meaningful businesses. Prior to XO Group, Tworetzky served as Vice President of Product Management at Udacity, a leader in online career education, and as a product and business leader for higher education startup Chegg. Tworetzky also served as a product leader at WebMD, ClassPass and Mint.com, and as a venture capitalist at Shasta Ventures. Tworetzky earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Statistics from Harvard, and an MBA from Stanford.

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