Jeff Christian is an Entrepreneur, Investor and Builder of companies. He is the Founder and Ex CEO of Christian and Timbers. He has built two successful Venture Capital companies and today is CEO of Jeff Christian and Company which is one of the Innovators and Leaders in Talent Equity - bringing Search, Venture Capital and Private Equity into one collective dynamic. Jeff Christian and Co builds and creates highly successful companies with Great Leadership Talent being the primary asset. Jeff's career and philosophy has been about bringing great talent together to build incredible companies. Whether it has been working with Venture Capitalists to find CEOs that can take an idea and turn it into a public company, such as F5 Networks, or working with an inventor and turning a patent into a major consumer product, such as Thermoscan and Dental Research. Talent Equity is about bringing incredible talent and money together to either build, create or turn around successful enterprises. Jeff has conducted the top executive searches for thousands of companies, ranging from large global corporations like IBM, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Reed Elsevier and Apple to fast-growth technology as well as early-stage Internet companies like F5 Networks and Adobe. Some of the work he has completed includes placing Carly Fiorina as CEO at Hewlett Packard, John McAdam as CEO at F5 Networks and the last two Board searches for Steve Jobs at Apple. Jeff has been named on the Forbes Midas List as one of the top 50 most influential deal makers for 4 consecutive years. Jeff Christian is also the author of ‘The Headhunter’s Edge’ published by Random House.Jeff has three school aged boys and enjoys spending time with them. He likes working out, skiing, playing tennis, travelling. Very much enjoys the theater, ballet, opera and writing poetry. Is an avid art and history enthusiast. Jeff is also a very active philanthropist involved with many non-profits including Founder and Director of The Number 12 Foundation. Jeff has sat on the Executive Committee of the Cleveland Art Museum, was the Founder of the Scholarship in Escrow that provided college educations to Cleveland inner city school students and has also sat on the board of the Cleveland Ballet.