Tom Gimbel

Tom Gimbel is the founder and CEO of LaSalle Network, a $30 million staffing and recruiting firm based in Chicago.

Prior to starting LaSalle Network in 1998, Tom spent several years in sales and marketing at both national and local service organizations. At 26 years old, Tom left his employer to create the first Chicago firm to offer employment solutions to the accounting and finance world. Today, LaSalle Network boasts three offices, over 80 employees, 2,000 clients and over 25,000 placed candidates. LaSalle Network has grown 600% this decade, and five percent in 2009, landing them on the Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America List in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011. Tom was also honored on Crain’s 40 Under 40 in 2009 and UIC Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.

Tom is an expert on how to secure a job, as well as how to hire successfully; valuable information to gain in this stringent economy. Tom has been featured on NBC 5, ABC 7, CBS 2, WBBM-News Radio 780, First Business Television, WGN TV and Radio, WGCI, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Business Today, Chicago Tribune, RedEye, Chicago Sun-Times, Kansas City Star, Indianapolis Star and CLTV. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 Tom was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, and in 2001, LaSalle Network landed a spot on Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Hot 100” list.

Tom holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Jobs For Youth, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that helps young adults from low-income families find employment and prepare them for the working world. Tom is also an active member in the Young Presidents’ Organization, American Staffing Association and Entrepreneurs’ Organization.