Marilyn Kanas joined STRe Solutions in September, 2006 as a Co-Founder and Managing Partner. Marilyn is a former sales and marketing executive with experience at start-ups and medium to large public companies.

Prior to joining STRe Solutions, Marilyn was an executive recruiter specializing in senior level executive search at the director level and above recruiting in finance, accounting and human resources. She served as Vice-President of Marketing and Public Services at Keynote Systems, following the successful acquisition of Velogic, a venture-backed start-up, by Keynote. She also served as Vice-President of Field and Corporate Marketing at NetManage, and Director of Enterprise Software Marketing at Amdahl.

Marilyn began her career at CIGNA Corporation as a software engineer and rose to Director of Systems Performance before leaving to become an IT recruiter. She ultimately transitioned to software sales and then to marketing, all within the computer systems and software industry. She has managed a professional staff of 27 people and has hired dozens of professionals.

Marilyn received her BA Degree in Sociology with a minor in Statistics from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Board Member at Achievekids, a non-public school that provides individualized training for youth with complex emotional and developmental disabilities. She is also an active member of the Marketing Executive Network Group and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives.