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AGB Search offers executive search, interim search, and compensation evaluation services exclusively for higher education institutions. Founded by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) in 2010, we have an unmatched understanding of the qualifications critical for effective higher education leadership.Our affiliation with AGB ensures clients receive access to valued governance resources and training, in addition to our highly-regarded search services.

AGB Search’s Executive Search Consultants have extensive experience in higher education search, and many have served in college and university leadership positions. We have a team of Associates and Research Associates who expertly manage the search and vetting process, and our staff serves as critical support to the search professionals. Our track record provides institutional search teams with the confidence that their search will be successful.

Our deep expertise, coupled with our commitment to our work, results in successful outcomes for both clients and candidates. We have completed more than 750 search assignments, more than 250 of which were Presidents or Chancellors. Fifty percent of our appointments are women or people of color, and 93 percent of our appointments stay in their positions for at least five years.

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Most of our search consultants are former presidents or senior executives of public and private four-year institutions, state and university systems, and community colleges.

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Our deep expertise, coupled with our commitment to our work, results in successful outcomes for both clients and candidates.  We have completed more than 750 search assignments, more than 250 of which were Presidents or Chancellors. Fifty percent of our appointments are women or people of color, and 93 percent of our appointments stay in their positions for at least five years.

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  • Anti-Bias Training
  • Behavioral and Cognitive Assessment
  • Compensation Consulting
  • Executive Search
  • Interim
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Presidential Transition Support
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  • Associations
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Foundations
  • Higher Education
  • Non-Profits
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  • Administration & Finance
  • Advancement
  • Advancement & Foundations
  • Community College Leaders
  • Foundations
  • Presidents & Chancellors
  • Provosts & Deans

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AGB Search Assists Gonzaga University in Finding CHRO

A number of universities have recently turned to search firms to find new chief human resources officers. Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search, which specializes in higher education leadership assignments, recently placed Ray Kliewer as Gonzaga University’s inaugural vice president for human resources and chief human resources officer. Executive search consultants Alan Crist and Jean Kim led the assignment. “I would like to thank

AGB Search Seeks New President for Princeton Theological Seminary

Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search, which specializes in higher education leadership assignments, was recently called in by Princeton Theological Seminary to lead its search for a new president. Consultants Loren Anderson and Shannon McCambridge are spearheading the assignment. The seminary is deeply committed to its Presbyterian identity and heritage. Credentials as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian

AGB Search Seeks CHRO for Gonzaga University

A number of universities have turned to search firms to find new chief human resource officers. Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search, which specializes in higher education leadership assignments, was recently called in by Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA, to lead its search for a new CHRO. Executive search consultants Alan Crist and Jean Kim are leading the assignment. The

AGB Search Recruits President for Maine Maritime Academy 

Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search, which specializes in higher education leadership assignments, has placed Jerald S. “Jerry” Paul as the new president of the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) in Castine, ME. Mr. Paul, the current president of Capitol Access, a government affairs consulting company, will take office this spring. Nancy M. Targett, executive search consultant, and Concetta

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AGB Search Places VP of Admissions & Marketing at Manhattanville

(Aug. 2021) Executive search firm AGB Search, LLC has helped Manhattanville College find its next Vice President of Admissions & Marketing, as Troy Cogburn was hired for the position. Kimberly Templeton, principal at AGB Search, led the way in the search assignment. “AGB Search was pleased to assist #ManhattanvilleCollege with its search for its next

AGB Search Announces New Nationwide Searches

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 4, 2021 – Higher education executive search leader AGB Search announces its newest administrative and academic searches with deadlines in August, September and October: Hawai’i Pacific University, based in Honolulu, seeks an innovative leader to serve as dean of the College of Business. The successful candidate will build strong connections between the

AGB Search Announces Recent Leadership Appointments July 22, 2021

AGB Search Announces Recent Leadership Appointments July 22, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., July 22, 2021 – AGB Search, a national leader in higher education executive search, is pleased to announce the following recent appointments: California Institute of Integral Studies has selected S. Brock Blomberg as its new president. Blomberg is an internationally known political economist, scholar,

AGB SEARCH NAMES DR. KIM BOBBY AS PRINCIPAL Bobby previously served as executive search consultant for the firm

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 16, 2020 – AGB Search, a national leader in higher education executive search, has announced the appointment of Kim Bobby, Ed.D., as principal. Bobby has been with AGB Search since 2017, leading numerous searches to assist institutions in identifying and securing top leadership. She co-manages the firm’s anti-bias workshops program, which aids

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