About Us

Client-centric | Purpose-driven | Women-owned | Partner-led
With our global reach, Ellig Group is dedicated to identifying the best executive talent for Csuite and boardroom roles, focusing on building diverse teams. We strive to ensure successful appointments for our corporate and nonprofit clients and an exceptional experience for our clients and candidates. We continue to deliver unsurpassed placements of women and underrepresented groups, 80% C-suite, 85% Boardrooms, for over a decade.

Executive Search
Janice Ellig and Lisa Buckingham manage the entire life cycle of each search, supported by a team of seasoned and talented industry professionals.

  • We deliver a personalized service unparalleled within the industry.
  • We ensure you receive the dedication and focus you expect on every search assignment.
  • We specialize in placing executives into line positions with
    significant P&L responsibilities, as well as functional roles across various industries and sectors.
  • We include Hogan Assessments and first 100 days of onboarding with dedicated, certified coaching support for each executive placement.

Board Practice

  • We leverage our deep expertise and a global network for board search assignments.
  • We access highly sought-after and ‘under the radar’ outstanding executives to meet your specific needs.
  • We are changing the face of Corporate America with our unsurpassed track record of diverse board placements.
  • We help build and enhance better board governance with the right combination of skills, attributes, critical experiences and comprehensive diversity.

Leadership Services
A Consultant answers questions; a coach questions answers

  • We help drive transformation, build resilience, level up your leadership, or improve communication effectiveness with our certified Executive Coaching services.
  • We create opportunities for leaders to boldly explore solutions rather than problem-solve.
  • We partner with leaders to identify strengths and gaps, set goals, and be accountable as they work to achieve those objectives.

Board Readiness Coaching Program
The Ellig Group Board Readiness Coaching Program, BRCP, provides executives with a customized, one-on-one, six-month strategic coaching program to position them for a suitable, rewarding board role.

  • We guide highly capable and experienced professionals to accelerate their path to the board room by leveraging certified coaches, brand professionals, data and insights.
  • We help create a comprehensive, customized plan resulting in board service.
  • We facilitate introductions for potential board opportunities through our vast executive network.

Achievements

Solutions And Expertise

We specialize in placing executives into line positions with significant P&L responsibilities, as well as functional roles across industries.

80% of our C-Suite placements and 85% of our board placements are women and/or members of underrepresented groups.

75% of our searches are for C-Suite positions, with 25% for Board positions.

Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Culture Shaping
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Onboarding
  • Org. Chart Mapping
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Alt. Investments
  • Asset Management
  • Associations
  • Biotechnology
  • Commercial Banking
  • Communications
  • Construction
  • Consulting
  • Consumer
  • Consumer Products
  • Consumer Services
  • Cultural Arts
  • Energy
  • Faith Based
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Foundations
  • Healthcare Services
  • Insurance
  • Investment Mgmt.
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Non-Profit
  • Oil & Gas
  • Payments/Processes
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Professional Services
  • Utilities
  • Wealth Management
Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • C-Level
  • C-Suite
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Invest. Mgmt./Banking
  • Investor Relations
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Risk Management

Press Releases

Is Energy A Good Career Path?

WHAT KINDS OF JOBS ARE AVAILABLE IN ENERGY? The number of careers in energy is vast and includes everything from civil engineering to power plant operation to electricians. Science & engineering jobs: Architects – As the designers and planners of homes, offices, theaters, factories and other buildings, architects can bring efficient design and renewable technologies

Boardroom Diversity Without Marginalizing Anyone

By Janice Ellig, CEO, Ellig Group C-SUITE AND BOARDROOM DIVERSITY IN 2022 AMERICA While women have come a long way, we still have far to go before we reach gender parity at the top levels of corporate America. As CEO of a certified women-owned search firm with an unparalleled 20-year track record of placing women

How To Find And Fix Diversity Blind Spots

WHAT ARE DIVERSITY BLIND SPOTS? Blind spots in diversity and inclusion are discriminatory or exclusive aspects of a company’s policies and/or culture that go unnoticed by leadership. They often occur when leaders and designers make decisions that they assume to be unproblematic because the problems are outside their frame of reference and personal experience. An

Is Consumer Services A Good Career Path? A Complete Guide

WHAT IS CONSUMER SERVICES? In the U.S., the service sector accounts for over 70 percent of its GDP, which makes it the largest sector in the economy. The economy’s service sector is divided into three main parts: business services, public services and consumer services. Business services are targeted at businesses, while public services and consumer

Career Sponsorship Programs: An Essential Introduction

WHAT IS A CAREER SPONSOR? A career sponsor is a senior colleague who believes in a junior person and helps them climb the corporate ranks. Sponsors use their influence with higher-ups to advocate for their sponsee and make sure they are visible in the eyes of decision-makers. They have the backs of their sponsees so

Multimedia

Newsletters
Ellig Group –  2023 Mid-Year Newsletter
NEW YEAR EDITION OF THE ELLIG GROUP UPDATE – FEBRUARY 2024

Leadership Reimagined Podcasts
EPISODE 62: KEN FRAZIER – THE CEO’S JOB: BE A COMPASS, NOT A GPS
EPISODE 61: JANICE ELLIG – FIVE YEARS OF POWERFUL PODCASTS: GAME-CHANGING LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Episode 60: Jerre Stead – A CORPORATE AND PHILANTHROPIC JOURNEY OF IMPACT AND EMPOWERMENT
Episode 59: Adam Bryant – LEAP TO LEADER: A CORNER OFFICE MANUAL
Episode 58: Hamoon Ekhtiari – AI – A CAREER CO-PILOT FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK
Episode 57: Erin Tolefree – MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY OF FOOD ENTREPRENEURS
Episode 56: Douglas Peterson – LEADING THROUGH CHANGE
Episode 55: Mike Wirth – FUELING THE FUTURE: THE CHEVRON WAY
Episode 54: Judy Marks – LEADING TRANSFORMATION: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO GROWTH
Episode 53: Tim Spence – A CEO’S COMMITMENT: THRIVING COMMUNITIES DRIVE CORPORATE SUCCESS
Episode 52: Kevin Oakes – 2023 PRIORITIES AND PREDICTIONS FOR THE C-SUITE
Episode 51: Kevin Strain – CEO SPOTLIGHT: PERFORMANCE WITH PURPOSE

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In the News
Board Intelligence Interview with Janice
DEI and CHROs in 2022: A conversation with Ellig Group CEO Janice Ellig
Executive Coaching: Building New Skills to Conquer a New Reality
The Endemic Era: 6 Difficult Conversations Happening in the Boardroom
Executive Search for Manufacturing in 2022

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Ellig Group – Videos

Videos

John Baird, PhD - Leading with Heart
Janice Ellig - Girls Inc of NYC 2022 Honoree
The Importance of a Personal Brand
The Value of Networking
Ellig Group Webinar Series - Inspiring Stories of Covid-19 Leadership
Ellig Group Webinar Series: Digital, Data, and Cybersecurity Experts as Board Directors