Heidrick & Struggles

About Us

Heidrick & Struggles is the world’s foremost advisor on executive leadership, driving superior client performance through premier human capital leadership advisory services. For more than 70 years, we have delivered value for our clients by leveraging unrivaled expertise to help organizations discover and enable outstanding leaders and teams. Learn more at www.heidrick.com.

Heidrick & Struggles

Solutions And Expertise

Executive Search

A pioneer in executive search and still leading the way

Heidrick’s legacy is grounded in executive search. We help you recruit the best executive talent from around the world.

  • CEO & Board of Directors
  • Digital Officers
  • Financial Officers
  • Human Resources Officers
  • Legal, Risk, Compliance & Government Affairs
  • Marketing, Sales & Strategy Officers
  • Supply Chain & Operations Officers
  • Technology Officers

Industry Expertise

Integrated solutions across industries

We serve clients across virtually every industry and sector.

  • Climate & Sustainability
  • Consumer Markets
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Industrial
  • Private Equity
  • Social Impact
  • Technology
  • Venture Capital

Leadership

Building a strong foundation of future-ready leaders

Our leadership advisory services can help assess, develop, coach, and accelerate leaders, teams, and entire organizations.

  • Agile Leader Potential (ALP)
  • Board Effectiveness
  • CEO Succession Planning
  • Chief Executive Acceleration
  • Digital Leadership
  • Coaching
  • Leadership Assessment
  • Leadership Development
  • Talent Planning M&A
  • Team Acceleration

On-Demand Talent

In-demand talent, on demand

Heidrick & Struggles provides clients seamless access to an on-demand marketplace of top independent talent and interim leaders with deep industry and functional expertise.

  • Interim Executives
  • On-Demand Project Leaders, Consultants, and Experts

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We work closely with senior leaders to create comprehensive, data-driven DE&I strategies that deliver sustainable results.

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
  • Director Institute

Organization & Culture

Position your organization to outperform

We help clients embed the mindset, behaviors, and operational changes needed to turn culture into a competitive advantage.

  • Culture Shaping
  • Organization Acceleration
  • Organizational Simplicity
Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Culture Shaping
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Interim
  • Interim Resources
  • Interim Staff and Consultants
  • Interim Staffing
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Mgmt. Consulting
  • On-Demand Recruiting
  • Succession Planning
  • Workplace Mgmt.
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Consulting
  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Industrial
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
  • Non-Profit
  • Professional Services
  • Technology
Functions
  • Advertising
  • All Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Customer Service
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Invest. Mgmt./Banking
  • Investor Relations
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medical/Clinical
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

Heidrick & Struggles

News Briefings

Larger Funds Bring Increased Competition for Private Equity Talent

The state of the U.S. private equity market is strong. As of November, U.S. private equity funds had raised $246 billion in 2019, more capital than in any other year recorded by PitchBook, and up substantially from a previous high of $238 billion in 2017. Large firms are driving the growth of private equity fundraising.

The Jackson Laboratory Taps Heidrick & Struggles to Find CHRO

CHROs have become critical stakeholders in defining the strategy of a company, and they are expected to tackle the HR challenges and evolving expectations of a dynamic workplace environment that will consist of constant change, calculated risk taking and evolving expectations from top stakeholders. Those well-equipped to achieve the greatest success will have diverse skill-sets,

Despite Previous Promise, Fewer Women Hold Top CEO Roles

Despite growing calls for gender diversity, the number of women chief executive officers in the S&P 500 dropped by nearly 20 percent in 2018. At the same time, corporate America took decisive action against harassment: In the S&P 500, companies ousted five CEOs in 2018 due to #MeToo-related misconduct, representing more than 40 percent of

Heidrick & Struggles Recruits Chief Investment Officer for Washington State Investment Board

Executive search, leadership consulting and culture shaping services provider Heidrick & Struggles recently assisted in the recruitment of Allyson Tucker as the new chief investment officer of the $135 billion Washington State Investment Board (WSIB). Gary Bruebaker is retiring at the end of the year after 40 years in the investment business. Lyndon Taylor, partner in charge

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