Leadership

Leo Sheridan is Executive Chairman and CEO of the Advanced Group, a global staffing and outsourcing solutions provider serving the US, Europe and APAC. In 1988, Sheridan founded Advanced Resources, and as the firm quickly expanded, he added additional businesses to create the Advanced Group. Today, the Advanced Group includes Advanced Clinical, Catena Solutions, and Advanced RPO.

Leo earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from St. Michael’s College in Vermont. He completed the Executive Management Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Leo has provided leadership to a variety of professional organizations including TechServe Alliance and Young Presidents’ Organization. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Cristo Rey Network and is the past chairman of the American Staffing Association Board of Directors.

Eric Dutcher serves as the Chief Financial Officer for the Advanced Group family of companies, leveraging over two decades of experience from renowned organizations like CoreLogic, MoneyGram International, Inc., Strait Lane Capital Partners, and Affiliated Computer Services.

During his tenure as CFO at MBO Partners, Eric played a pivotal role in the company’s 2022 debt and equity recapitalization. His expertise in staffing and outsourcing industries revolves around talent development, technology utilization for optimal delivery and strategic financial management.

Beyond his financial acumen, Eric is a strong advocate for justice, diversity, and inclusion, supporting the voices of Generation Z leaders through #Zinspiration quotes on LinkedIn. He is also a certified life coach, actively promoting mental health therapy and coaching team members to overcome challenges.

Educationally, Eric holds an MBA from Texas Tech University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX.

As Advanced Group's CFO, Eric Dutcher embodies leadership, strategic insight and a commitment to fostering growth within and beyond the financial landscape.

Julie is a tenured executive leader responsible for all aspects of strategic planning, corporate alliances, sales and marketing, operations, financial management and regulatory compliance for Advanced Clinical and is a long-time active member of Healthcare Buisinesswoman’s Association (HBA) – currently serving as Vice-Chair of the Global Board. She has been instrumental in leading the growth, profitability and overall success of multiple companies and has held positions in executive leadership and corporate officer roles, including leadership at a top five CRO. Her oversight of global functional areas focuses on innovative methods for reducing the time and cost within clinical trials.

With over 25 years of clinical research experience, Julie has participated in fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, authored many clinical research articles and is a well-known industry speaker. She is a change management expert and industry thought leader who has successfully led multiple company integrations, implemented a variety of cutting-edge technologies and platforms and served six years as Board President for a non-profit community group where she navigated a headquarter change twice and raised money through angel investors. Personally, Julie is a wife and mom to four grown children, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse with a bachelor's degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology and received the coveted HBA Chair Award in 2019 and the PharmaVoice 100 Red Jacket award in 2020.

Pam is an accomplished executive leader that has extensive experience building RPO businesses and solutions, as well as developing growth strategy. Pam is responsible for all aspects of strategic planning, sales and marketing, operations, financial management and compliance for Advanced RPO. Her success has largely been a result of building high performance teams and creating a values-driven culture resulting in exceptional employee engagement.

Pam is passionate about impacting every client’s talent acquisition results. The ultimate compliment is when clients tell her that Advanced RPO “gets it.” She hears it often and Pam believes it’s a result of the experience and strength of the team along with the unique approach we take with each client engagement. Our agenda is not to disrupt, it is to collaborate, innovate and leverage best practices to create an efficient hiring program. Pam’s goal is to provide business leaders peace of mind by creating confidence in their talent acquisition function.