Tony Topoleski, PhD
Director
Tony Topoleski is a Director within ECA’s Finance Practice. His core focus is CFO, VP of Finance, and Controller searches, with significant experience placing CEOs, COOs, commercial CxOs, and their direct reports in manufacturing, business services, tech, and consumer goods backed by private equity.
Prior to ECA, Tony was a Fulbright Fellow in Russia and a Ph.D. scholar at Northwestern University. His wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research included literature, philosophy, sociology, and history to consider people’s search for meaning, motivation, and belonging during the decline of the Soviet Union.
Outside of recruiting, Tony enjoys reading everything he can get his hands on and exploring the Southern California landscape he grew up in, be it by foot, bike, or car.
