Wendeen H. Eolis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Wendeen H. Eolis

American business woman

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1944

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: businessperson, poker player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Wendeen H. Eolis

  • Wendeen H.
  • Eolis (born October 13, 1944) is an American entrepreneur, founder of EOLIS, the first search firm exclusively for attorneys, and founder of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants, noted in The American Lawyer Legal Recruiter Directory as the "inventor of the legal search industry" digital and print edition (January 2019).
  • She is also a government advisor and public servant currently heading Hope’s Champion Task Force, a post 9.11 crisis counseling and disaster recovery initiative that vets lawyers for government appointments and assists in selection of special counsel in the aftermath of catastrophic events.
  • And, she is an internationally recognized poker player, profiled on an A&E Television Network, Biography Close Up program, among others.Eolis is the Chair of EOLIS and its operating companies.
  • Eolis International Group is an attorney search and legal/government affairs consultancy specializing in searches/vetting of lawyers as partners, general counsels, and corporate board directors, and advises on attorney career transitions.
  • Eolis advises corporate boards, C-Suites and individual attorney candidates in connection with corporate Board seats, and various legal consulting services, including law firm media relations, and expert witness testimony in federal and state court/arbitration proceedings.
  • She also oversees Wendeen Eolis Enterprises, the entity that hosts Eolis Institute for Leadership seminars and coordinates her speaking and writing matters on negotiation and decision strategies.
  • Eolis often uses poker metaphors, to illustrate her points, based on her experience in poker competitions.Eolis’ public service includes assignments in New York City, New York State, federal and international venues.
  • She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Commander of Hope’s Champion Task Force, a post 9.11 initiative that advises U.S.
  • government and overseas officials, principally, in the evaluation and retention of critical legal counsel related to major events, especially in the aftermath of catastrophes.
  • Eolis has previously served as a special advisor to Mayor Rudolph W.
  • Giuliani and as first assistant and senior advisor to Governor George E.
  • Pataki (NY).Career Path In 1967, while a student at NYU, Eolis established a solo legal recruiting/attorney vetting business.
  • Two years after she received her BA (1967) she founded the first search firm specializing exclusively in searches for practicing lawyers.At 30, she was elected president of the Association of Personnel Services of New York State, and 10 years later she founded and served as chairman of the board of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants.
  • She also has been a member of the board of directors of various not for profit organizations, including WNYC and, New Yorkers for Children, and various civic projects.In her forties, Eolis became a pioneer for women in major poker competition.
  • In 2008, Eolis was elected Chairman of the World Poker Association, serving until midsummer, when she accepted a role as a legal consultant in the upcoming U.S.
  • presidential elections.
  • Eolis has served as a member of the Players Advisory Council of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and was the Chair of the WSOP International Players Advisory Council.
  • She is referenced by the WSOP as the “Grand Dame of Poker.“ Also, she was elected to the Seniors (Poker) Hall of Fame in 2016.
  • Eolis is a lecturer and public speaker and an instructor on UStream for New York's Learning Annex, where she teaches people reading principles for use in business, politics, and poker.She is also a journalist with substantial writing credits for professional trade journals and poker media.

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