Allyson Brierley's professional experience includes career development and coaching, recruiting, marketing and admissions leadership roles in industry and higher education. She also consults with individuals on career searches and counsels undergraduate and graduate students on college and graduate school search strategies.
In the recruiting world, Allyson served as a Senior Recruiting Consultant at Reardon Associates placing human resource professionals in a variety of permanent and contract positions. As a retained executive recruiter, she placed executives in industries such as financial services, technology, manufacturing, consumer products, health care, life sciences, medical device, assisted living, real estate and higher education.
In higher education, Allyson held a variety of senior leadership roles involving strategic planning, career placement, corporate and campus recruiting, advancement, marketing, alumni relations and was instrumental in establishing collaborative relationships in the education community. At Babson, she served as Assistant Dean and Director of Strategic Initiatives and Director of Graduate Admissions for The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. She also served as Manager of the Babson/Olin Collaborative and was appointed Director of Special Projects for the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.
Allyson earned her MBA degree at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College focused on Organizational Development and her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration at Northeastern University where she majored in Human Resource Management. She is active in the Babson alumni community and serves as a consultant to Harvard Business School working with MBA students in career related programs. Allyson also serves as a volunteer admissions representative for the College of Charleston in South Carolina.