Company Overview/Recognition
Eliassen Group was founded in 1989 by Mona Eliassen, who started an IT staffing company to address the fast-growing needs in corporations for technology talent. She grew the company rapidly and led it through its meteoric growth and subsequent post-Boom period, never relinquishing her focus on delivery of quality staffing services. For over the past 20 years, the Technology Staffing division has evolved from serving the greater Boston area to serving broader geographies throughout the US, including Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maryland, DC and Virginia. In all these locales Eliassen Group is now a preferred vendor of contract and direct-hire staffing solutions to corporations, state government and non-profit organizations.
In 2002, Mona and Eliassen Group’s Leadership Team began to address the shortage of data management talent in the bio-pharma industry. By 2006 it had become apparent that a strategic investment could grow a second line of business for Eliassen Group in this high-growth industry so the company initiated eClinical Solutions to provide comprehensive data management and technical, consulting and training services for the bio-pharma and medical device industries.
In 2007, Mona stepped back from day-to-day leadership as CEO, but maintained her position as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors. She remains an active force in shaping the future of Eliassen Group.
In 2011, Eliassen Group completed a transaction with Clovis to join our company, increasing our capabilities across the mid-atlantic.
ELIASSEN GROUP HONORS
Inc. Magazine: “The Inc. 5000: The Fastest-Growing Private Companies,” 2007, 2008. 2009 and 2010
Boston Business Journal: “BBJ PACESETTERS: Recognizing the Region's Fastest Growing Private Companies,” 2008, 2009 and 2010
Pfizer Strategic Supplier of the Year Award, 2007
Boston Business Journal: “Best Places to Work,” 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - Eliassen Group is one of only 8 companies to be included on this list for four consecutive years.
The Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson College and the Commonwealth Institute Survey Research: “Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts,” 2002 - 2006
Boston Business Journal: “Area’s Largest IT Consulting Firms,” 2008 - 2010
Boston Business Journal: “Area’s Largest Temporary Placement Firms,” 2008, 2009
Boston Magazine: “The Best Places to Work,” 1999, 2000, 2004
Inc. Magazine: “The Inc. 500: The Fastest-Growing Private Companies,” 1995
MONA ELIASSEN HONORS
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC): Appointed to Women’s Enterprise Leadership Forum, 2005
NACCB: National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses: Co-Chair of 2005 Conference
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC): “Business All Star,” 2004
Boston Magazine: “Power: 100 Women Who Run This Town,” 2003
Women’s Business: “Hall of Fame” Entrepreneur, 2000
Incentive Magazine: Motivator of the Year, 1999
Boston Business Journal: “Top 40 Under 40”, 1998
Ernst and Young: Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, 1998