Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization Visibly
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
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Brent Rasmussen is the CEO of Opternative, the first online vision testing platform that delivers a prescription for glasses and contact lenses that can be accessible anywhere at anytime. Brent previously headed up the day-to-day operations of the North American division of CareerBuilder, the global leader in human capital solutions. As an
accomplished strategist and industry veteran, Rasmussen drove the innovation, expansion and ongoing revenue growth of CareerBuilder.com, the U.S.'s largest online job site, and CareerBuilder Canada.
Rasmussen has served in key roles at CareerBuilder for a decade, helping the company to secure and widen its category lead.
In his previous positions as COO and Senior Vice President of Sales, he was charged with leading all sales and customer operations and corporate marketing functions of the company. Under his direction, CareerBuilder developed a suite of cutting-edge products, diversified its sales channels and broadened its distribution network, which had a direct effect on CareerBuilder becoming the industry leader in five short years. Pulling from his years of extensive research and experience, Rasmussen is an employment expert who regularly interviews with national TV and radio, and speaks at various industry forums, to discuss hiring trends and workplace developments. He has appeared on Nightly Business Report, FOX Business Countdown to the Closing Bell, CNN American Morning, BusinessWeek Weekend and National Public Radio among others.
In addition to his professional commitments, Rasmussen is dedicated to promoting community involvement. He serves as President of CB Cares, an internal group that supports CareerBuilder's not-for-profit work including educational mentoring and fund-raising for areas in need. Prior to joining CareerBuilder, Rasmussen served as Manager of Business Services for Xerox Corporation, where he worked for nine years. He holds an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.




