Jennifer McCollum
- CEO of Linkage and Sought-After Consultant
Biography
Jennifer McCollum is CEO of Linkage, Inc. She oversees the strategic direction and global operations of the Boston, MA-based leadership development company.
For more than 30 years, Linkage has been on a mission to “change the face of leadership” by impacting leadership effectiveness and equity. Specific areas of expertise include advancing women and accelerating inclusion in leaders and organizations. Linkage’s unique datasets surface leading-edge insight and innovative products that can be combined into comprehensive leadership solutions.
Jennifer is a highly sought-after consultant and speaker, with a deep expertise in Inclusive Leadership and Advancing Women Leaders. She has delivered workshops, keynotes, webinars and podcasts to thousands of leaders globally on live and virtual stages, including:
- 100 Leaders Live (Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches conference)
- Chief Learning Officer Exchange
- Chester Elton’s LinkedIn Live, “Leading with Gratitude”
- John Baldoni’s “Grace Under Pressure”
- Candy O’Terry’s “The Story Behind Her Success” podcast
- VoiceAmerica radio broadcast
She is a contributing author to Leadership in a Time of Crisis and has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Chief Talent Development Officer, CEO Refresher, and Real Leaders. She is also a member of Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches.
Jennifer has 20 years of experience building and leading businesses in the leadership space. 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 – growing revenue at a 97% combined annual growth rate across 5 years.
Previously, Jennifer served as CEO of IntraVision – a leadership consultancy she founded and grew over the course of 8 years. She worked with public companies, start-ups, associations, and nonprofits. Her passion is creating a vision, executing strategy, and managing cohesive teams toward aspirational goals, with a special focus on supporting women in leadership roles.
Jennifer has a Masters Degree in Communications from the University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland, and an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University in psychology and communications. She is an avid tennis player and skier and lives in the Washington, DC, area with her husband and three children.
