Bill Lindstaedt, MS
Director

Bill Lindstaedt has spent nearly 15 years helping scientists and engineers make career decisions. He began his own career as a chemical engineer, later moving into a career counseling position and now draws on his own experiences as a career-changer when helping his clients find their ideal professional paths.

He completed a Master's degree in the Counseling Psychology and Higher Education Departments at Indiana University and received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.  His previous career counseling experience includes work with engineering and science students at Case Western Reserve University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Since 2001, Lindstaedt has served as Director of the Office of Career and Professional Development (formerly Career Center) at the University of California, San Francisco, where he assists graduate-level trainees and postdoctoral research scientists with career and professional development issues.  He has developed particular expertise working with life and health scientists as they transition from academic positions to careers in biotech and other industry settings.

Lindstaedt has written career-related pieces for the Boston Globe, the Indianapolis Star and Science's Next Wave. His insights have been featured in job market articles in the New York Times, Science Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today and Newsweek.