Jennifer McCollum

​Jennifer McCollum is CEO of Linkage, Inc., where she oversees the strategic direction and global operations of the 34-year-old leadership development firm. With a mission to "Change the Face of Leadership," Linkage has dedicated 30 years to improving leadership effectiveness and equity in hundreds of organizations globally. Linkage provides assessments, training, coaching, consulting and conferences, with Solutions designed to Accelerate Purposeful Leaders; Advance Women Leaders; and Create Inclusive Organizations.

Jennifer is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and consultant, and has 20 years of experience building and leading businesses in the leadership space. Her expertise includes the state of women in the workforce; how to close the gender equity gap; why the most effective leaders are inclusive leaders; and how to demystify inclusion for leaders and organizations.

Prior to Linkage, Jennifer spent a decade growing businesses within Korn Ferry and Corporate Executive Board (CEB), now Gartner. At CEB, she led product management within the leadership division, driving innovative solutions that helped organizations select, develop and place leaders at all levels. She also ran CEB's Leadership Academies business, which developed more than 30,000 professionals in 2,100 companies throughout 50 countries and grew revenue at a 97% combined annual growth rate across five years.