Cynthia J. Pasky is the founder, president and CEO of Detroit-based Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), a provider of information technology consulting services, customized solutions, vendor management programs and an executive search program.
Pasky founded S3 in 1990 with three employees and has grown it to a company with 23 offices and more than 1,700 employees in 23 U.S. cities and two European locations. The company has posted 19 consecutive years of growth, with 2008 revenues of $160 million.
In addition to her business responsibilities, Pasky is a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of Detroit Renaissance, is immediate past chair of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and continues to serve as a member of the Chamber board. Pasky also has been named one of Detroit's Most Influential Women by Crain's Detroit Business.
S3 recently was named one of the top 25 WBE's in the country by Women's Enterprise USA Magazine. S3 also has been recognized as one of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA), who also recognized S3 as the "Best of the Best" in the Top 10 Elite category in 2004. S3 also was named one of metro Detroit's "Best Places to Work" by Crain's Detroit Business in 1999, 2001, and 2003, and for nine years was recognized as one of Detroit's "Future 50" by the Detroit Regional Chamber.
While leading a steadily expanding company, Pasky also has found time to be actively involved in numerous community activities and non-profit organizations. Pasky serves on the Board of Detroit Downtown Partnership, Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, United Way of Southeastern Michigan, U. S. Baltic Foundation, Detroit Economic Club, Detroit Youth Foundation and the Detroit Institute of Arts. She is also a board member of Your Child, a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of business, education and family organizations dedicated to improving Michigan's attitude toward education, and serves on the Visitor's Board for the Kresge Eye Institute. S3 also sponsors an annual run on Belle Isle.
S3 operates 25 branches: Team Detroit (Detroit and Troy), Atlanta, Boston, Team California (Los Angeles and San Francisco), Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, SC, Columbus, Dallas, Team Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, , Tallahassee and Tampa), Houston, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Richmond, San Antonio, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tampa, Team Texas (Dallas, Houston and San Antonio) and two European offices; Vilnius, Lithuania and London, England.
