Learn how senior executives can position themselves for board roles, translate leadership experience into board value, and stand out to recruiters in today’s competitive governance landscape.
Emily Dunn manages end-to-end search engagements across ASX, private equity and unlisted businesses in a range of industries from healthcare to technology to industrial, government, and infrastructure. She is recognised for developing targeted search strategies, building diverse candidate pipelines, and navigating multiple stakeholder needs with clarity and precision, supported by a strong analytical and project management foundation.
Professional Focus
- Nearly five years of experience in executive search and project management
- Broad industry experience spanning, healthcare, technology, industrial, government, infrastructure, and professional services
- Expertise in managing the full search lifecycle, including strategy development, candidate and market research, candidate sourcing, assessment and screening, and stakeholder communications
- Skilled in candidate pipeline development, research methodologies, data management and analysis, reporting, social media engagement, and workflow optimization
Business Expertise
- Research Associate at a leading Australian executive search firm; managed multiple concurrent executive search assignments across diverse industries
- Executive Project Coordinator at another of the world’s top global executive search firms; responsible for full lifecycle project management for client engagements
- Project Analyst/Coordinator at Transport for NSW; handled coordination, financial reporting, analysis, and stakeholder liaison for multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects
Additional Expertise
- Healthcare
- Technology
- Government
- Industrial
- Infrastructure
- Professional Services
- Project Management
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in project management (mathematics and statistics major) from University of Sydney
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