Deb Taft is CEO of Lindauer, a premier global executive search and talent firm. She was previously Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A) and for most of her career, held executive and chief fundraising roles in universities, schools, academic medical centers, and global charities. Taft’s expertise includes governance, leadership strategy, management, and talent. A respected speaker known for her inclusion, equity, and diversity work, Taft serves on the editorial board of Giving USA, the boards of The Giving Institute and Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, ex-officio on the CASE Board of Trustees, and recently led the Board of Directors for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of Harvard University with a master’s degree in business administration from Simmons University.