Rebecca Yanisch               Principal of KeyStone Search

Rebecca Yanisch is a Principal of KeyStone Search. She has over 25 years of senior leadership experience, with the last five years focused in executive search.  Rebecca's experience spans both the public and private sectors, having served as MN Commissioner of Trade and Economic Development, Executive Director of the Minneapolis Community Development Agency and owning a public finance consulting firm.  Rebecca's executive search experience includes extensive work in the healthcare and non-profit and industries.  Having led or worked with a multitude of organizations over her career has made Rebecca keenly aware of the importance of "fit" to an organization's success.

Growing up in Northwestern Minnesota, Rebecca attended college at the University of North Dakota, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Finance. She moved to Minneapolis in 1978 and received her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

Rebecca and her husband Steve live in Downtown Minneapolis. Their only daughter, Sara, has provided 4 beautiful grandchildren to the Yanischs. In addition to spoiling her grandkids, Rebecca enjoys golf, gardening, reading and her many volunteer activities. She is a member of the Minnesota Women's Economic Roundtable, the Economic Development Association of Minnesota, and the International Women's Forum and serves on the boards of WomenWinning (the Minnesota Women's Campaign Fund) and the YWCA of Minneapolis. Rebecca also chairs the board of Artspace Projects and leads the Steering Committee for the Minnesota Shubert Center. In 1999, Rebecca was voted one of the Most Influential Women in Business in Minnesota.