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Linda Maclachlan is the founder and CEO of Entara, a leader in IT managed services for mid-market businesses. Entara, formerly YJT Solutions, partners with strategic IT leaders to bring traction to the IT journey into the future by leveraging an IT roadmap process, a customizable ServiceNow ITSM platform, 24x7x365 Help Desk and Infrastructure Management, SD-WAN solutions, AWS and Azure expertise, business process automation, and a practical vision of the future of IT for the mid-market. Located in downtown Chicago, entara sets the new standard of IT managed services and future readiness.Linda serves on the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. An avid promoter of Chicago business, she was a finalist and then judge for the annual City of Chicago’s James Tyree Emerging Leadership Award.
A sought-after speaker and presenter among the IT and business community, Linda has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Iowa State University and earned her Masters of Management degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, graduating cum laude from both programs. She began her career at Accenture as a Financial Services practice manager.
She lives in Winnetka with her supportive husband and twin daughters who inspire her every day to live life to the fullest.
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