Lois L. Lindauer             President, Lois L. Lindauer Searches

Lois L. Lindauer is one of New England’s best known entrepreneurs. Before founding Lois L. Lindauer Searches (LLLS), she launched the highly successful Diet Workshop, the nation’s first weight loss program to introduce behavior modification into its curriculum and incorporate a focus on fitness. Ms. Lindauer was the first woman in the United States to use the franchise system of distribution to build her business, and when she sold the system in 1991, Diet Workshop was generating more than $25 million.

Ready for her next challenge, Ms. Lindauer created LLLS in 1997 as a way to support Boston’s dynamic nonprofit community. What started as a one-person operation with a single client has expanded into a highly regarded executive search service that focuses solely on the recruitment of top-flight fundraisers. LLLS now has a staff of 15 and serves nonprofit clients from Maine to Colorado. Its roster of distinguished clients include: the University of Rochester, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Washington University in St. Louis, National Jewish Asthma and Research Center, and Carnegie Mellon University.

A resident of Boston, Ms. Lindauer has served on numerous boards throughout the city. She has published five books on diet and exercise topics and is now in high demand as a speaker on career building and recruitment issues.

Ms. Lindauer is a graduate of Brandeis University, Waltham, MA where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.