Linda Eagle is a middle child with two brothers. Eagle grew up in Long Island, NY.

Education

Eagle received her Ph.D. in psychology and communication at Temple University

Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

, in Philadelphia, PA. She earned her Masters and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at Queens College, The City University of New York.

Career

Eagle is currently President and Founder of Global Bankers Institute. Eagle taught on organizational communication and interpersonal communication at Hunter College before becoming Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen

Arthur Andersen

Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations...

, now Accenture

Accenture

Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...

. While working at Arthur Anderson, Eagle taught communication classes at Temple University as part of Arthur Anderson's scholarship program. Eagle co-founded The Edcomm Group Banker's Academy

Banker's Academy

Banker’s Academy is a multimedia education and communication consulting firm headquartered in New York City, with an advanced design center located just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Fort Washington. The consulting company specializes in educational products and services for the banking...

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Eagle has been a keynote speaker and panel member at industry conferences including The Islamic Finance New (IFN) Forum, The 1st Annual AML Seminar in Riyadh

Riyadh

Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...

, Saudi Arabia, hosted by Complinet, The 10th Annual ATMIA Conference & Expo, Asia’s 2008 Retail Banking Technology conference, the ABA Regulatory Compliance Conference, The Middle East Retail Banking Forum.
Eagle also co-led a panel discussion on Sarbanes Oxley with Senator Paul Sarbanes

Paul Sarbanes

Paul Spyros Sarbanes , a Democrat, is a former United States Senator who represented the state of Maryland. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history, having served from 1977 until 2007. He did not seek re-election in 2006, when he was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ben Cardin...

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Eagle was featured in a NY Times article on financial equaility for women in Malaysia on September 27, 2010.

Eagle has written articles that have been featured in industry magazines and publications.

Positions Held

• Member of Board of Ethics in Business for the Temple University Law School and Business School
• Member of Bankers Online Vendor Advisory Board
• Advisory Panel Member organized by Marcus Evans
  Marcus Evans
  Marcus Paul Bruce Evans is an English businessman who is also the Owner and Chairman of Ipswich Town Football Club. He has links with Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. He founded his company marcus evans in 1983. The group organises live business, sports and entertainment events around the world...
  
  
• Advisor on the Global Leaders Advisory Committee
• Member of the Compliance Alert Advisory Board
• Member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
  Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
  The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists is an organization that provides training and certification, runs conferences and disseminates information on detection and prevention of money laundering....
  
  (ACAMS) Education Task Force