Spencer Stuart

Firm Overview

At Spencer Stuart, we know that leadership has never mattered more. We are trusted by organizations around the world to help them make the senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises, on their stakeholders and on the world around them. Through our executive search, board and leadership advisory services, we help build and enhance high-performing teams for select clients ranging from major multinationals to emerging companies to nonprofit institutions. Privately held since 1956, we focus on delivering knowledge, insight and results through the collaborative efforts of a team of experts — now spanning more than 60 offices, over 30 countries and more than 50 practice specialties. Boards and leaders consistently turn to Spencer Stuart to help address their evolving leadership needs in areas such as senior-level executive search, board recruitment, board effectiveness, succession planning, in-depth senior management assessment, employee engagement and many other facets of culture and organizational effectiveness, particularly in the context of the changing stakeholder expectations of business today. For more information on Spencer Stuart, please visit www.spencerstuart.com.

News Briefings

Spencer Stuart Recruits CEO for the Philadelphia Fed

Spencer Stuart has placed Anna Paulson as the 12th president and CEO of the Philadelphia Fed. She succeeds Patrick T. Harker. “Anna Paulson’s economics and monetary policy expertise, as well as her leadership at the Chicago Fed and throughout the Federal Reserve System, make her the ideal person to serve as president of the Federal...

Five Talent Trends in Private Equity

Private equity firms are increasingly recognizing that human capital is a critical lever for value creation—on par with strategy, operations, and finance. As competition intensifies and hold periods lengthen, more firms are investing in sophisticated talent strategies across the deal life cycle. Research from Spencer Stuart highlights five emerging talent trends that are shaping how...

Here Is Why Versatile CEOs Are In Such High Demand 

The leadership dynamics of private equity-backed firms and public companies have long been viewed as starkly different. Private equity leaders thrive on fast value creation, a highly involved ownership model, and a clear exit strategy – often within a five-year window. Public company chief executives, on the other hand, navigate board politics, captain shareholder expectations,...

Spencer Stuart Assists Intel with CEO Search

Spencer Stuart has assisted in the recruitment of Lip-Bu Tan as the new CEO of Intel Corporation. Pat Gelsinger retired from the company after a distinguished 40-plus-year career and has stepped down from the board of directors, effective December 1, 2024. He succeeds interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus. Mr. Tan will also...

Advancing Women in Leadership: How Far Have We Come?

If research highlights the benefits of diverse leadership perspectives in fostering innovation, growth, and financial success, why do women remain underrepresented in senior business leadership roles globally? What barriers do women face in getting to the top, and what propels the careers of women who do? When Spencer Stuart explored these questions five years ago...

Spencer Stuart Retained by Hanesbrands for CEO Search

Spencer Stuart has been tapped by Hanesbrands to lead in its search for a new CEO. Steve Bratspies announced that he will depart as CEO of the company at the end of 2025, or upon the appointment of his successor. As part of the company’s leadership succession planning process, the board has begun a comprehensive...