Isaacson, Miller (IM) is a leading executive search firm and a trusted partner to institutions across higher education, healthcare, and the full range of nonprofit organizations. We recruit transformational leaders with a proven record of excellence, integrity, and impact. Founded in 1982, we have over four decades of experience partnering with organizations that advance the public good. Today, IM is an employee-owned corporation with 250 employees who bring a deep commitment to civic-sector leadership. We conduct approximately 500 executive searches a year and have successfully completed nearly 10,000 throughout our history.
Reflective of the enduring relationships we build and the value of the strategic counsel we provide, consistently, each year 80% of our searches are for clients who return to us after being pleased with past results.
For over 40 years, we have partnered with clients to solve their most demanding leadership challenges, building outstanding teams to meet the moment and shape the future. IM regularly works with clients across the country and increasingly around the world. Visit www.imsearch.com to learn more.
Isaacson, Miller consultants are experts in their field and bring tailored, integrated, and deep experience to each engagement. Our broad and nuanced understanding of the structure of our client organizations and the markets in which our clients operate is the foundation for the strategic counsel we provide throughout the search process and beyond.
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Ernest Brooks, Liz Braun, and Henry Nickerson of Boston-based Isaacson, Miller are currently leading the president search for the Center for Congregations. This is an exceptional opportunity for a visionary and collaborative leader with a passion for strengthening Christian congregations in Indiana. The Center serves as a conduit for congregations to think about their challenges in
Nicole Poe, Maureen Perry, and Ryan Cheung of Boston-based Isaacson, Miller have recruited Kathleen Cleary as the new chief advancement officer of the Taft School. The appointment follows a nationwide search led by the executive search firm Isaacson, Miller, with guidance from an advisory committee that helped shape the position description, review candidate materials, and interview
Boston-based Isaacson, Miller has recruited Santiago Schnell as the new provost of Dartmouth College. John Muckle, Becky Piper, Stephen Kalogeras, and Ethan Thomas led the search. “Santiago Schnell is a brilliant, multidisciplinary scientist, a humanistic and humane thinker, and a talented administrator with deep experience of what it takes to lead a world-class research university,” said Sian Beilock, president of
Boston-based Isaacson, Miller was recently retained by Georgetown University to lead in its search for a new president. John Isaacson, Anita Tien, Berkley Braden, and Jane McInerney. The search committee is made up of directors of our board as well as members of the faculty and the Society of Jesus. As the search committee begins its work,
September 9th, 2025 – We are thrilled to congratulate the San José Museum of Art on their appointment of Jeremiah Matthew Davis as Oshman Director and Chief Executive Officer. Davis brings many years of leadership to San José, most recently from Oklahoma Contemporary, where he served as Director and Director Emeritus for nearly nine years, driving
June 17th, 2025 – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has selected Gaspare LoDuca to be its next Vice President for Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) and Chief Information Officer, effective Aug. 18, 2025. Currently vice president for information technology and CIO at Columbia University, LoDuca has held IT leadership roles in or related to
May 28, 2025 – We are pleased to announce that Dr. S. Jack Hu has been selected as the 10th Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, effective July 15, 2025. Dr. Hu brings to the position extensive academic leadership experience. Most recently he served as the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at
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