DSG Global | Koya Partners Tapped by ASPCA for CFO Search
October 3, 2025 – DSG Global | Koya Partners has been retained by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to lead in its search for a new CFO. Molly Brennan, global managing partner and non-profit and social impact practice leader, managing directors Erin Reedy and Tyler Ridgeway, are leading the assignment.
The ASPCA seeks a mission-driven CFO to lead its enterprise-wide financial strategy, investment oversight, and real estate functions. Reporting to the president and CEO and serving as a key member of the executive leadership team, the CFO will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure strong financial management, organizational agility, and mission impact at scale.
The ASPCA seeks a leader who demonstrates a genuine connection to its mission to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the U.S., and its core values of commitment, ownership, team, elevate and impact. Candidates should bring an authentic resonance with the non-profit’s cause and a clear desire to advance the well-being of animals and the people who care for them. Those applying must be steady, humble, and resilient, modeling accountability and inclusivity in their leadership.
DSG | Koya is looking for candidates with a minimum 20 years of progressive financial leadership experience, including at least 10 years in CFO or senior finance roles within large, complex organizations. Candidates should have a blend of non-profit and for-profit experience is strongly preferred, reflecting an ability to apply best practices from both sectors in support of a mission-driven enterprise. Demonstrated success managing $200M+ budgets, with deep experience in financial planning, analysis, accounting operations, and investment oversight is also preferred.
Candidates should be skilled at building trust-based relationships with executive peers, board committees, external advisors, and financial institutions. They must have a proven ability to translate strategy into operational execution through systems, people, and process leadership as well as experience overseeing large-scale capital projects and real estate transactions, including site acquisition, construction, and regulatory compliance. Familiarity with nonprofit fiduciary responsibilities and regulatory frameworks, including UPMIFA and Form 990 requirements is a plus.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, founded in 1866, is one of the oldest and most well-known animal welfare organizations in the U.S. Headquartered in New York City, the ASPCA works nationally to prevent cruelty to animals through rescue operations, adoption programs, veterinary and behavioral care, advocacy for stronger animal protection laws, and community outreach. Its mission is rooted in ensuring that animals are treated with kindness and respect, while promoting their welfare and well-being across the country.
Family of Recruiting Firms
DSG Global is a family of recruiting firms serving specialized sectors. The firm was founded almost five decades ago by Judith M. von Seldeneck for the express purpose of placing diverse candidates in client organizations. It is today the largest U.S. female-owned and founded firm in the executive recruitment industry. It is comprised of a combination of specialty practices with deep industry expertise under industry recognized brands, including Alta Associates, BioQuest, Koya Partners, Grant Cooper, and Storbeck Search.
Ranked as a top 10 U.S. executive search firm, with a presence across 36 countries through its partnership with AltoPartners, DSG Global combines global scale with local insight to deliver people-centered solutions that propel clients forward. With a team of dedicated experts across sectors like healthcare, education, and non-profits, DSG Global harnesses industry-specific expertise, functional depth, and market foresight to address today’s most complex challenges.
In 2019, Koya was acquired by DSG. With the combination of revenues and resources, they now represent one of the largest non-profit and higher education practices in the executive search industry. Koya’s specialization in mission-driven search, primarily with non-profit and higher education clients, complements Diversified’s own major education, non-profit, and arts and culture practices, as well as the firm’s healthcare services, board of directors, life sciences, industrial, and digital, media, entertainment, and sports practices.
As practice leader, Ms. Brennan works to marshal DSG’s deep experience in the non-profit sector to deliver exceptional results for clients. She joined Koya Partners in its early years and today leads a portfolio of CEO, president, executive director, and other senior executive searches for mission-driven clients across the country and around the world. Her clients have included Amnesty International USA, Southern Poverty Law Center, Sierra Club, Women Moving Millions, Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, ACLU, and Natural Resources Defense Council, among many others. Ms. Brennan’s particular areas of focus include leadership, retention, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Ms. Reedy conducts searches for mission-driven clients across the non-profit sector. With a prior career in community development finance and a deep commitment to the non-profit sector, her clients have included The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Jumpstart, Financial Health Network, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others. In her 14-year career in executive search, she has conducted more than 250 searches for CEO, executive director, and other senior level roles. She has particular expertise leading searches for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and other organizations working in affordable housing and community and economic development.
Mr. Ridgeway joined DSG Global from Kreischer Miller where he was a partner for 15 years. He helped grow and lead the firm’s executive search group and had a track record of building and advancing C-level teams for many of the best companies in the area. Ridgeway’s firm and its team had a keen focus on transforming many large mid-market companies by helping them attract and retain world-class executive teams.
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
