Founder Deborah Josephs has over 21
years experience in Human Resources in a broad range of industries. Most
recently, she was a member of the executive team that led DoubleClick through
the successful purchase by Google.
During her tenure at DoubleClick, Deborah implemented best practices in
recruiting, employee development, succession planning, organizational design
and HR strategy resulting in contributing to 40% year over year revenue growth
and a significant reduction in employee turnover.
Deborah was previously the Senior Director of Human Resources for the
McGraw-Hill Construction division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and had been a
Director in Human Resources in McGraw-Hill’s Standard & Poor’s division.
Before joining Standard & Poor’s in May 2002, Deborah was the Chief
Marketing Officer and HR Director for a recruitment software developer and
prior to that the HR Director for Ogilvy & Mather’s direct marketing
division. Prior to Ogilvy, Deborah spent 10 years in Human Resources positions
at various financial institutions including The Bank of New York, NASD/Nasdaq
and NatWest Bank.
Deborah has a BA in Psychology from Boston University
and is certified by the Center for
Creative Leadership to facilitate 360 feedback instruments.
“Deborah was a great partner, providing strategic thinking around human resource and business issues. She was always responsive and always delivered what she said she would, when she said she would.”
Samantha Gordon, MD Business Development, Standard & Poor's
“Deborah has done an excellent job of supporting a period of rapid business growth for DoubleClick. This includes implementing key employee development and retention programs, as well as implementing a disciplined and productive approach to recruiting and mentoring. I enjoy working with her, as she maintains a balanced perspective on the business.”
John Rehl, SVP Global Technical Services, DoubleClick
"I have known and worked with Debbie as a client since her first day at DoubleClick. I have always found her to be a person of the highest integrity who is business-focused, diligent, persevering, demanding (of me and herself) and a delight to work with. She has an uncanny ability to connect with all types and levels of employees and gain their trust and confidence."
Sam Marcus, The Marcus Consulting Group
“Debbie has the uncanny knack to pro-actively identify opportunities and problems, and provide straightforward coaching and advice on how to solve them.”
Danielle Shanes, Director, Benefits Planning & Design, The McGraw-Hill Companies
