Professional Focus

• Over 20 years’ experience in executive search, with a track record of successful searches including CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, VP Sales & Marketing, VP Human Resources, General Counsel
• Depth and breadth of expertise in HR encompassing compensation, talent strategy, succession planning, training and development, course creation, testing and measurement, diversity & inclusion, organizational development, personnel assessment and selection, performance management, behavioral interviewing, job analysis
• Consulting projects to develop compensation systems, executive compensation plans, base salary market studies, job evaluation and classification systems, pay management practices
• Executive professor at George Mason University School of Business (Executive MBA program) and adjunct faculty member of Marymount University School of Management
• Frequent speaker on topics such as work motivation, compensation, employee engagement, performance management
• Academic credentials include doctoral-level coursework in psychometrics and survey design

Business Expertise

• Founder and Partner of management consulting firm Strategic Performance Group (SPG); led the firm for 25 years
• Managing Director of the executive search affiliate of a Big Four professional services firm

Sector Expertise

• Human Resources
• Consulting

Education & Certifications

• Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from George Mason University
• Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Wheaton Graduate School
• Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College, Columbia University