Joanna LaPlaca

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Ms. Joanna LaPlaca is a Director-Portfolio Recruiting at Polaris Venture Partners.
Prior to joining Polaris in March 2007, Ms. LaPlaca spent a year as a Senior Consultant with ZRG, a boutique retained executive search, consulting and advisory firm.
Prior to ZRG, Ms. LaPlaca spent three years as an Associate with Spencer Stuart, a premier retained executive search firm.
In this role, she spent the majority of her time as a member of the Life Sciences practice.
Ms. LaPlaca started in search as a research associate with LAI Worldwide (eventually acquired by Heidrick and Struggles), and was later promoted to an Associate in the Life Sciences practice.
Ms. LaPlaca graduated with a B.A.
from Wheaton College.
During her time at Wheaton, Ms. LaPlaca was a member of the varsity track & field and soccer teams.
She was a captain of the soccer team her senior year.

Former positions of Joanna LaPlaca

Companies	Position	End
LAI Worldwide, Inc. LAI Worldwide, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Part of Randstad NV, LAI Worldwide, Inc. is an executive search firm. The company is based in New York, NY. LAI Worldwide was acquired by Monster Worldwide, Inc., part of Randstad NV from November 01, 2016 on August 26, 1999 for $55.60 million.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
ZRG Partners LLC ZRG Partners LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ZRG Partners LLC provides global executive search and talent management services. It offers market analysis and talent identification in conjunction to talent management solutions. The firm's practice areas include aerospace, board services, consumer, cyber security and defense/intelligence, education, financial services, and healthcare services and solutions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ.	Consultant / Advisor	-
Spencer Stuart, Inc. Spencer Stuart, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Spencer Stuart, Inc. provides leadership consulting and executive search services. The firm’s serves industries under the categories of technology, media & telecommunications, consumer, financial services, education, nonprofit & government, healthcare and industrial. It also offers corporate governance and board member recruitment services. The company was founded by Spencer R. Stuart in 1956 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Polaris Growth Management LLC Polaris Growth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.	Human Resources Officer	-

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Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

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