Laura Raynak is a Managing Director at Rusher, Loscavio & LoPresto.
She joined the firm in 2007 when RLL merged with Raynak Executive Search,
a ten year old firm with a distinguished track record of successful executive
search in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries,
as well as a broad spectrum of general management assignments.
Laura has made executive level management placements in sales, marketing,
regulatory affairs, clinical, human resources, product development and finance.
She has also developed and executed successful recruitment campaigns to find
one-of-a-kind candidates for clients with unusual needs.
Laura's work reflects her head for science and heart for people, her attention
to detail while envisioning the big picture, her finely-honed instincts about
people and leadership. Her many and varied clients have included Varian
Medical Systems, Genomic Health, Alexza, Chemdex, Valley Labs, Webex, and
First Franklin Financial Corporation.
In 2001, Laura achieved status as a Certified Management Consultant.
The CMC (Certified Management Consultant) designation is awarded to those
select consultants who have demonstrated a history of substantive results
for clients, adherence to the canon of ethics of the Institute of Management
Consultants USA, and professional practice management. Global standards of
technical competence and professional conduct are set by the 43-nation
International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). At this
time, about 1,000 consultants -- less than 1% of all active professional
management consultants in the United States -- have been recognized with the
CMC.
Laura earned her BA degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the
University of California, Santa Cruz; she also holds a Certificate in Human
Resources Management from the University of California. Laura is a past board
member of the Northern California Human Resources Association, Institute of
Management Consultants, American Diabetes Association and is an active member
of numerous associations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Laura is the
publisher of many articles on executive recruitment, and is a lecturer at
University of California Santa Cruz, Extension in Biotechnology Marketing.
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