Meet the team

Christopher W. Hunt is President and Publisher of Hunt Scanlon Media where he spearheads all of the company’s sales and marketing initiatives. Over the last 37 years, Chris has overseen the publishing of dozens of leading directory and trade publications, including Hunt Scanlon Media’s flagship newsletter Executive Search Review and its daily newswire and market intelligence reports, all of which track and monitor the talent acquisition and leadership solutions sectors. Chris also oversees the company’s flagship recruitment conferences for private equity, venture capital, DE&I, mergers & acquisitions, and other related events.

In 1988, Chris co-founded Hunt Scanlon Media, which has become the most widely respected news, market intelligence, and public relations firm covering the executive search sector globally and Chris has played a major role in establishing today’s global human capital industry. His highly sought-after insights and perspectives have appeared hundreds of times in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes, The Economist and in countless other major business media publications.

Chris is also the Co-CEO of Hunt Scanlon Ventures, where Chris works side-by-side in partnership with the firm’s ventures clients to help them scale and grow their businesses. He brings strategic advice covering capital investment, venture capital, and a myriad of acquisition consulting services, all with a singular focus on the human capital markets.

Apart from his business accomplishments, Chris is an award-winning journalist, having authored eight books on careers and recruitment trends, including Navigating Your Career, a best-selling business compendium published by John Wiley & Sons. Previously, Chris held senior management level positions with Xerox Credit Corporation, MLC Financial, and Datalease Capital Corporation.

Scott Scanlon is chief executive, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hunt Scanlon Media, a widely recognized news, market intelligence, and public relations firm. Scott oversees all of the company’s editorial content for Executive Search Review, its daily newswire briefings, and the company’s market intelligence reports. Additionally, he manages all news and editorial content and distribution initiatives for Hunt Scanlon Media’s website. The company was formed in 1988.

Scott also serves as Co-CEO of Hunt Scanlon Ventures, which was formed to assist human capital firms realize their full investment potential. He has spent the last three years building the firm’s M&A advisory unit, which now offers a full range of critical solutions to guide founders and their management teams to successful exits. Under Scott’s supervision, Hunt Scanlon Ventures has helped close more than a dozen of the most prominent M&A transactions in the human capital space,

An accomplished journalist and editor, Scott has co-authored eight popular business and career books and is a frequently quoted expert on recruitment issues in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Crains, The Economist, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes and others. Navigating Your Career, co-written with Christopher W. Hunt, was selected as one of the ‘30 Best Business Books’ of 1999.’

Scott has maintained a long and successful business career. Prior to co-founding Hunt Scanlon Media, he has held roles with McLagan Partners and, later, with AON Hewitt. Scott earned a B.A. in History with a minor in Economics from Fairfield University and read Russian languages at Harvard University.

Walker Manning serves as Vice President, Media & Data at Hunt Scanlon Media, where he leads the strategy, execution, and operation of the firm’s global media and events platforms. In this role, Walker has end-to-end responsibility for Hunt Scanlon’s in-person conferences, webinars, podcasts, editorial distribution, and proprietary media channels. He oversees all aspects of conference planning and execution, including agenda development, speaker preparation, sponsor deliverables, logistics, vendor coordination, and on-site operations.

Walker also directs Hunt Scanlon’s media platforms and distribution strategy across LinkedIn, email, and owned channels, working closely with editorial leadership to deliver rankings, market intelligence, research, and daily news coverage to a global audience of senior corporate and human capital leaders. In addition, Walker plays a key role in integrating data-driven concepts into Hunt Scanlon’s media and research products. This includes supporting the evolution of industry rankings, historical and longitudinal analysis, and the development of more interactive and insight-driven content experiences that enhance how industry information is explored and understood.

Walker earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Iona College and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in data science at the University of Connecticut, with a focus on applying analytics and quantitative methods to business, talent, and workforce markets.

Leo Cummings is Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Hunt Scanlon Media; he joined the company in 2024. Leo leads the firm’s revenue strategy across its conferences, media, and research platforms, managing strategic client relationships and overseeing a multi-million-dollar sales pipeline.

He directs marketing and communications initiatives reaching more than 300,000 industry professionals daily, while also supporting activity for Hunt Scanlon Ventures. His work includes advancing brand visibility across digital platforms, trade publications, and market intelligence, as well as contributing to thought leadership in the human capital and M&A space.

Leo also co-manages the company’s conferences and events business, overseeing seven annual programs held in New York, London, Chicago, and San Francisco. He is responsible for developing conference themes, coordinating speakers and sponsors, and structuring partnerships with leading executive search firms, private equity investors, and advisory organizations.

In addition, Leo helped implement and structure the firm’s CRM platform to enhance sales operations and pipeline visibility, contributing to increased sponsorship revenue and strong client retention.

Leo earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing Analytics and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from Fairfield University.

Dale Zupsansky is executive editor of Hunt Scanlon Media, a position he was appointed to in 2019 after having served in various senior-level editorial roles over his long career with the company. He joined Hunt Scanlon in 2001.

Dale manages the company’s daily newswire content which reaches hundreds of thousands of subscribers and readers within the executive search and broader human capital sectors. He develops, writes and edits the majority of articles that appear in the company’s newswire where he coordinates a myriad of data, intelligence and general information as he constructs each piece.

Considered a leading expert in the talent management and executive recruiting industry, Dale also manages and tracks key corporate leadership changes and contributes editorial content to Executive Search Review, the company’s long-standing trade publication as well as its market research studies which cover executive search, diversity, equity & inclusion, private equity, corporate culture and other major areas of focus.

Prior to joining Hunt Scanlon, Dale serves as a Senior Sports Editor with PredictIt; a CBS Sportsline company and, prior to that, he was an Associate Account Executive with Rubenstein Associates. Dale is a 1999 graduate of Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire  where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies.

Evan Berta is director of financial operations at Hunt Scanlon Media, where he oversees the firm’s financial health and core operating functions. He leads budgeting, forecasting, accounting operations, and financial reporting, while ensuring strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, and efficient financial systems aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.

In this role, Evan manages the full revenue and expense cycle across the organization, overseeing cash flow, revenue recognition, expense controls, and financial performance tracking. He works closely with senior management and cross-functional leaders across conferences, digital media, and editorial to support growth initiatives, ensure operational alignment, and keep the business on track against its daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual goals.

Evan earned both his B.S. in Finance and his MBA in Business Analytics & Finance from Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business.

Michael Fahy is director, data & communications at Hunt Scanlon Media, where he exclusively manages the company’s highly prominent Ellipsis platform. In this capacity, Michael continually provides key updates to each member’s account including critical data, news briefings, press releases, and selected partner and consultant bios. In tandem with each member firm, he will create an exclusive list of their precise solutions and expertise which helps the end user to more effectively create the best results through specific queries. Michael will additionally manage all incoming Ellipsis-related requests and updates and will coordinate with editorial to ensure each firm requesting coverage are properly reflected in the platform. Further, Michael will work on selected Hunt Scanlon projects including internal account databases tied to Ellipsis and the Select Guide publication where he will also support the building and maintenance of the 250 profiled firms. He will also work on other selected research and data-oriented projects.

Prior to joining Hunt Scanlon, Michael worked in key professional roles with Parkview Advance, National Debt Relief, Century Support Services, Supernova MGU and, most recently, served as an independent consultant for market research-based projects. Michael is a 2020 graduate of High Point University where he earned a degree in International Business. He is currently pursuing an MBA at Northeastern University with concentrations in Finance and Artificial Intelligence, further advancing his expertise at the intersection of financial strategy, data analytics, and emerging technologies.

As manager of marketing & communications at Hunt Scanlon Media, Erin Naylor supports the company across a wide range of areas. These include our industry conferences where she works closely with the vice president of sales & marketing, from key sponsorships, speaker participation and with selected attendees. This activity is expanded to the day of the event where Erin works with all participants and internal staff to make each event run smoothly and efficiently. She also plays an active role in helping to develop, write and disseminate marketing campaigns for our events and other HSM products and services through direct marketing and social media campaigns. She also maintains key sales responsibilities throughout the company’s event and digital media properties from webinars and podcasts to banner and skyscraper advertising. Erin also works in a dual capacity in research where she helps to identify key targets for the company’s events and other platforms.

Erin is a 2025 graduate of The University of Alabama, where she earned a degree in Marketing.

Maintaining a long and successful career in broadcast journalism, Rob joined Hunt Scanlon Media in 2017 where his efforts are focused on the company in key roles within the conference and digital media units.

Rob serves as the official Moderator for all of Hunt Scanlon’s business recruiting conferences which cover executive search, private equity, venture capital, corporate culture, diversity, equity & inclusion, mergers and acquisitions and other annual events hosted in New York, San Francisco and London. Rob works exclusively with the special events team in which he helps to develop key elements for the direction of each conference. Additionally, Rob serves as the host of Hunt Scanlon’s “Talent Talks” podcasts; an annual series of productions in which Rob leads lengthy interviews and discussions with the company’s key executive search and corporate clients on a myriad of topics.

A seasoned radio host and sports director with WGCH in Greenwich, Connecticut, Rob is a veteran sportscaster at athletic events around the world, including, previously, with the Hudson Valley Renegades, a High-A minor league baseball team and affiliate of the New York Yankees. Rob also hosts Robcasting Radio on Mixlr; a sports, news and talk show. Rob also serves as an Instructor at The Connecticut School of Broadcasting.

Rob holds an AA in Communication and Media Studies from SUNY Westchester Community College and a B.A. in Communications and Media Arts from Western Connecticut State University.