Linda Balsamo

Linda Balsamo has served in HR leadership roles at corporate and non-profit organizations for over 25 years. Prior to her role as Chief People Officer at Chicago Child Care Society, Linda was the Chief Administration Officer at NorthPointe Resources, where she helped drive organizational development and strategic change, as well as build human capital through training and development. Prior to her role at NorthPointe Resources, she worked in the Compensation & Benefits Division at Walgreen Co., managing the Employee Assistance Program and voluntary benefits for the organization of 250,000 employees. Linda is also an Adjunct Professor at National Louis University and currently teaches Performance Analysis & Management and Organizational Effectiveness & Development at the graduate level. Linda earned her PhD in Human & Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University and an MBA in Finance from Loyola University. She was also the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Paper Award by the North American Management Society.