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Salary Negotiation: Advice from Recruiters - A BlueSteps Webinar featuring Boyden's Bryan Ignozzi
Bryan Ignozzi is an executive leader across many fields with over 25 years of experience in professional services, automotive, and financial services. He combines business expertise with a passion for solving organizational challenges by connecting and developing people, helping clients realize the transformative value of human resources through leadership development and strategic recruitment.
Professional Focus
- More than 25 years’ experience in automotive, financial services, technology, private equity and professional services leadership
- In-depth human capital management expertise, particularly leadership development, executive coaching, HR strategy and program development
- Extensive business expertise including transformation, change management, organizational development, operations, strategy, startup ventures, international expansion, M&A, process automation and improvement, system and organizational integration
- Fulbright Scholar (Specialist) and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley and Pepperdine University; graduate-level courses in leadership, organizational behavior and HR
- Forbes contributor and thought leader on HR and leadership
Business Expertise
- Executive search professional with years of experience in talent acquisition and executive leadership coaching
- Former Global Advisory Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Automotive and Financial Services; led Strategy, Operations and Technology group as well as People & Change
- Nonprofit board member
Additional Expertise
- Automotive
- Technology
- FinTech
- Financial Services
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Ph.D. in organizational change & leadership from University of Southern California (ABD, 2023)
- MSE in engineering from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School and School of Engineering Joint Program
- MBA in international business and marketing from Rollins College
- MS in accounting from Rutgers Business School
- BA in economics from Allegheny College
- INSEAD Certified Executive Coach
- Corporate Governance Certification, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Certificate in Executive Leadership, Yale School of Management
Affiliations & Awards
- Fulbright Scholar, Specialist Program
- Fellow, Institute of Coaching at McLean, a Harvard Medical School affiliate
- Board of Directors, Community Vision Capital & Consulting
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
- Member, Technology Assessment Committee, UNLV Office of Economic Development
- Minority Affairs Advisory Board, County Commissioner’s Advisory Board
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Member, Society for Human Resource Management
Case Studies
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CEO Succession for a Global Precision Manufacturer
Boyden partners with a highly engineered products manufacturer to recruit a CEO who combines strategic pedigree with entrepreneurial execution, positioning the company for its next phase of growth.
Securing a Top Tax Executive for a Leading Global Investment Bank
Discover how Boyden's strategic approach secured a top-tier Tax Executive for a leading global investment bank, resolving a year-long vacancy and enhancing their global tax compliance.
Guiding Asset Managers through Modernization: Transforming Investment Operations
In this case study, a boutique asset management firm sought to fill a critical senior leadership position to drive operational transformation across key functions. Boyden's Asset Management team successfully executed a targeted executive search, identifying a candidate with process optimization expertise in just 45 days.
Thought Leadership
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Articles & Papers
FinTech Trends Report: PE/VC
Perspectives from Boyden’s FinTech Experts
Articles & Papers
FinTech Trends Report: Edition 1
Perspectives from Boyden’s FinTech Experts
Blog Post
Modern Budgeting: Why CFOs Must Balance AI and Human Insight
As the 2026 budgeting cycle begins, CFOs must modernize financial planning by integrating AI with robust data governance that empowers their teams to enhance accuracy, speed, and strategic decision-making without replacing human judgment.
Boyden Report Series
What’s Next for Industry? AI, Transformation, and the Talent Imperative
Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.
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