Kimley Svendsen, Founder, CEO, Drive Talent

Kimley is the CEO and Founder of Drive Talent, a Chicago-based recruiting firm which focuses on national searches for clients within Cannabis and Private Equity, among others. She builds teams from director-level through the C-Suite, and while an internal veteran of legacy companies and leading services firms, she has excelled in diverse and disruptive industries. Her experience includes leading college recruiting for CNA and heading up recruiting for Capital H Group and GATX. She had a front seat to the financial crisis while at Citadel, and spent four years working with Consumer and Financial Services Practice Partners within Korn Ferry. This prepared her to found Waterstone, which she and her Partner led successfully for over 4 years, before founding Drive Talent earlier this year. She has provided high touch search and outplacement services to diverse industries with a niche focus on cannabis, a space in which she has specialized for over 3 years.