Trina Gordon is a recognized leader in talent advisory and leadership solutions. During her tenure of more than 30 years with Boyden, she has worked closely with our board, practices and partners to support the firm’s strategy, growth and client performance standards. As President & CEO for more than 10 years, she presided over global growth and built a legacy of forward-thinking policies.
Professional Focus
Extensive experience in talent advisory and leadership consulting for global and emerging public corporations, privately held and private equity-owned businesses
Former member of Boyden World Corporation’s Board of Directors and former Chief Executive Officer of Boyden World Corporation
Led governance and strategy advisory engagements for C-level executives, including Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers and business unit leadership as well as Board Directors and Chairs
Named to BusinessWeek’s Top 50 World’s Most Influential Headhunters
Cited in The Career Makers: America’s Top 100 Executive Recruiters (Harper business publication) and The Road to CEO (Adams Media publication)
Frequent Contributor on executive search and corporate governance: featured in Nightly Business Report and numerous publications and websites including FORTUNE, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, WallStreetJournal.com
Education & Certifications
Doctorate of Laws degree from the College of Mount Saint Vincent
Master’s degrees from Auburn University
Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University
Completed Boyden Advanced Management Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
Affiliations & Awards
Member, Executive Committee, Northwestern Medicine Foundation Board of Directors
Board Member and Past President, Friends of Prentice, Prentice Women’s Hospital at Northwestern Medicine
Member, The Chicago Network
Member, Board of Governors, Chicago Zoological Society
Member, Advisory Council, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Auburn University (former)
Member, Economic Club of Chicago (former)
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