Our Firm | Susan Major
Susan Major
Susan Major is the co-founder of DavenportMajor Executive Search. Her expertise working in the Technology industry spans more than 18 years with global high growth companies coupled with 10 additional years of search experience, including C-level executive placements for public and emerging, pre-IPO corporations.
Ms. Major specializes in the wireless, telecom, software and semiconductor sectors, and serves Fortune 500 companies like Motorola and Qualcomm. Prior to DavenportMajor, she co-founded Slayton International’s first west coast headquarters, where she served as a Managing Director. Her hands-on experience also includes opening San Diego’s first top ten search office for A.T. Kearney Executive Search.
Ms. Major has introduced numerous technology products, including two-way radios, cellular handsets and a first generation PDA while at Motorola. At Ameritech, she led the marketing efforts that expanded their paging and wireless data services. Additionally, she has been awarded two patents in wireless messaging.
As an active community member, Ms. Major sponsors the annual Women in Wireless Breakfast at CTIA, and she serves on a number of private boards, including the San Diego Girl Scouts. She graduated from Northeastern University with a Master’s of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Other Professional Activities
- Neonode, Inc., board director (Nasdaq: NEON)
- The Old Globe Theater, board member and executive committee member
- Women in Wireless (WIW), founding member and co-sponsor
- Board of Overseers (Trustees) at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, member
- San Diego Girl Scouts, Executive Officer, board member
- Teltrend, Inc., past board director
- CommNexus, San Diego member
- Frank Lloyd Wright National Conservancy, won the national 2005 “Spirit Award” for best renovation project
- National Charity League, member