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Ella Koscik, Chief Executive Officer

Since 1994, Ella Koscik has been owner and Chief Executive Officer of MDI Group, a results-driven professional services firm providing IT workforce solutions that enable clients to achieve critical business objectives. Ella is responsible for providing strategic direction and overseeing MDI Group’s deployment of world-class services.

Under Ella's leadership, MDI Group's revenues grew from $10M to more than $70M, and its consultants increased from 10 to more than 500. Ella also spearheaded MDI Group’s geographic expansion into major markets across the U.S., and expanded service offerings within IT workforce solutions.

Ella has more than two decades of experience in the IT professional services industry. She began her career in sales in 1987, moved to the IT consulting field in 1988 and joined MDI Group in 1994. Within six months, after helping the company achieve unprecedented growth, Ella purchased MDI Group. By leveraging market opportunities and building an exceptional service delivery team, Ella has led MDI Group to achieve profitable growth for 20 years running in spite of numerous downturns in the economy.

During this time, Ella also created and profitably grew two additional business units, MDI Medical and MDI Finance and Accounting, both of which were divested, in 2008 and 2009 respectively, enabling MDI Group to invest and focus solely on its core business – IT workforce solutions.

A dynamic and insightful leader, Ella’s visionary style, business acumen, diversity thought leadership, and charitable endeavors have been lauded by industry associations and featured in numerous publications. Under Ella's leadership, MDI Group has received more than 50 industry, community and philanthropic awards from a wide variety of sources, including Inc. 5000, the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is also dedicated to the growth and success of MDI Group’s employees a commitment that was publicly affirmed in 2008 when MDI Group was named one of the “Top 50 Best Places to Work in Atlanta” by Atlanta magazine. Ella was also named “Owner of Year” by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) in 2005.

Ella is an active industry advocate and a strong supporter of supplier diversity. She is a member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and has served on its Board of Directors. She is a current member of the Women’s Enterprise Leadership Forum Governing Group, and serves on the WBENC Supply Chain Subcommittee.  Ella has also sat on the board of the Georgia Association of Personnel Services (GAPS), and is a founder of the Atlanta Chapter of NAWBO. Ella is a member of the Georgia Women’s Business Council (GWBC), the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), and Women in Technology (WIT).

Above all, Ella is a humanitarian who ensures that MDI Group makes a difference in the communities it serves. The company, together with its clients, consultants, and employees, sponsors or supports a large and diverse array of charitable organizations and participates in many fundraising events for people in need. Ella is founder of the Ella Marie Foundation and the Dale Nero Scholarship Fund, as well as founding member of the TechServe Alliance (formerly NACCB) Open Door Foundation.

• View Complete Q&A with Ella Koscik and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
• Ella on Giving Back to the Community
• Ella on Being a Woman/Diversity Business Owner
• Ella on Being a Role Model for Girls and Women
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