Staffing 100 North America
The Staffing 100 North America list celebrates the remarkable leaders whose influence and accomplishments elevate the workforce solutions ecosystem and take the industry forward.

Richard Wahlquist
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Richard Wahlquist, president and CEO of the American Staffing Association, is the association’s primary spokesman and responsible for the overall direction and performance of the association. Before joining the ASA in 1989 as vice president, administration and government affairs, he led and coordinated government affairs activities on behalf of the staffing industry in The US, Puerto Rico, and Canada. He speaks regularly before business groups on employment issues and trends and has been a featured lecturer in Europe, South America, South Africa and Japan. Wahlquist also sits on the board of Ciett, an international association that promotes the interests of the global staffing industry.