ELAINE TAYLOR is a former IT professional and "contingent workforce management" (CWM) subject matter expert. She has consulted on CWM with Global 2000 companies such as BP, DuPont, Northrop Grumman, Charles Schwab and Royal Bank of Canada; and has published white papers, articles, trend analyses and reports on CWM. Elaine grew up in Texas and has lived in Michigan, as well as southern and northern California. She has served on the Board of Raphael House, a shelter for homeless families. She currently resides in San Francisco.