biography
Janet Jones-Parker began her search career in 1973 when she co-founded Management Woman, Inc., the first firm to specialize in recruiting women and minorities into senior management and Board of Director positions. The firm became internationally known for its successful presentation of majority and minority candidates "who just happened to be women". Clients were in the Fortune 100 category who were committed to launching successful diversity initiatives. Because the idea was a new concept, corporate executives needed coaching and partnership in order to make the decisions which would have the best long-term consequences for their businesses.
Janet founded Jones-Parker/Starr in 1995. Known as the "recruiter's Recruiter," she has a global reputation which spans 30 years of experience in executive search consulting. Before founding Jones-Parker/Starr, Janet was a Vice President and Partner in two of the largest global search firms.
From 1982 to 1990, Janet was President of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC). Hired to assist in re-engineering the organization, the association was at its highest level of activity and membership in AESC history at the end of her tenure.
Janet’s search experience is complimented by her leadership role in a number of professional women's organizations. Janet is a founder and belongs to the Committee of 200, Women In Management, the International Women's Forum and the Women's Forum of North Carolina.
Janet has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Executive Recruiter News, Executive Search Review, and Human Resource Executive. In addition, Janet co-edited The Executive Search Collaboration: A Guide for Human Resource Professionals and Their Search Firms.
She received a BA from Drew University with additional studies at the London School of Economics and the University of Dijon, France.