★ Jon Chait is a seasoned executive, board member and management consultant with 20+ years of progressive leadership experience combining financial & managerial responsibilities, directing organization-wide change management strategies and optimizing business growth & profitability, while balancing cultural / organizational diversity. He has been recruited by public & private companies to serve in various senior leadership positions, such as Principal, CEO, CFO and Managing Director in multi-national corporations across EU, UK & US, along with Asia and Australia/NZ. He advises on key issues related to business growth strategies, M&A, divestitures, HRM, start up planning, IPO launch, cyber security, growth capital and high growth expansion.★ As Chairman/CEO of Hudson Global, Inc., Jon was recruited to lead the IPO spin out from Monster Worldwide (MWW). He reversed the financial loss of $150M within 18 months achieving breakeven in the 2nd year of operations. An expert leader who develops and executes winning strategies, he inspires teams to embrace change to achieve a mission. He thrives on tackling difficult situations and making high-risk decisions. He focuses on growing EBITDA, business analytics and cash management, while positioning companies for long-term growth and harvesting of enterprise value. He led processes pertaining to performance management, talent acquisition, quality HR services & succession planning.★ At Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc., Jon served as the Executive Chairman of the Board, and the firm achieved 80% EBITDA growth. While a Director at Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (MI), he worked closely with FINRA, FDIC & the Federal Reserve to support banking regulatory operations. Jon currently shares his expertise through lectures at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Overall, Jon is a subject matter expert regarding the relationship between the mission and metrics for the business, processes & people relations.