Samantha serves as a consultant to Carlyle Group and is responsible for managing the firm’s information infrastructure, developing intellectual capital, and identifying strategic business development opportunities.
Samantha developed and launched the firm’s Competitive Intelligence services. She and her team of specialists work directly with client executives who need an informed view of their competitor’s leadership talent and organization. Samantha has developed significant expertise in research, knowledge management and competitive intelligence in her 20+ years of experience. She also directed global research initiatives for Carlyle’s former parent organization, Whitney Group where set the strategic direction for knowledge management and competitive intelligence.
Prior to joining Carlyle Group, Samantha worked as a consultant with a leading business and legal information provider and as a law firm research specialist. Samantha was honored by the Special Libraries Association as the recipient of the Thomson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business Librarianship. She is the co-author of Computer-Assisted Legal Research, a best-selling publication published by the American Bar Association. Samantha is a Past President of the Special Libraries Association’s Illinois Chapter.
Samantha received a Master of Information and Library Studies from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Kalamazoo College.