{"75971":{"#nid":"75971","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IMPACT: It\u0027s Your Life Story","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn \u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday,\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EFebruary 1, \u003C\/strong\u003Ethe spring IMPACT Speaker Series continues with a talk by Veronica Biggins entitled, \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0022It\u0027s Your Life Story.\u0022\u003C\/strong\u003E Ms. Biggins has extensive experience working with executive search firms and is currently a managing partner at \u003Ca href=\u0022diversifiedsearch.com\u0022\u003EDiversified Search, LLC\u003C\/a\u003E. She has also served in high level public sector positions, as an \u003Cstrong\u003Eassistant to President Bill Clinton\u003C\/strong\u003E, and as \u003Cstrong\u003EVice Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us for this event in the LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, or register for the free \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.learnitlive.com\/event\/1605\/Veronica-Biggins\u0022\u003Elive webcast\u003C\/a\u003E provided by our partners at Learn it Live.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMore about the speaker:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVeronica Biggins is a Managing Director of Diversified Search, one of the nation\u2019s top executive search firms. She was previously a Managing Partner with Hodge Partners, and prior to that with Heidrick \u0026amp; Struggles. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVeronica has extensive experience in high level public service roles. She served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of Presidential Personnel under President Bill Clinton. In this position, she was responsible for selecting and hiring all political appointees within the federal government and she worked directly with the President on appointments at all levels of the administration, including the placement of agency heads, ambassadors and members of presidential boards and commissions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVeronica also served as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and received a Points of Light award from President George W. Bush for her leadership of the Czech Slovak American Enterprise Fund. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVeronica\u2019s background includes 20 years\u2019 experience with NationsBank (now Bank of America) and its predecessor, The Citizens and Southern National Bank. Prior to joining the White House, Veronica was one of the highest ranking women in the banking industry, serving as Executive Vice President for Corporate Community Relations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership\u0022. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. Events for the series take place in the LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Management building at 4:30 pm on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe next event in the IMPACT Speaker Series features Veronica Biggins, Managing Director of Diversified Search, LLC and former assistant to President Bill Clinton. 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