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Take Your Seat: Landing Your First Board Role - A BlueSteps Webinar featuring Boyden's Ivan Perry
Ivan Perry
Partner, Leadership Consulting, United States
Ivan advanced through senior HR and DEI leadership roles within world class global organizations leading in technology, guiding executives on talent strategy and performance. As a global citizen with earlier experience as a Partner in executive search, he brings an evidence based and pragmatic approach to leadership consulting.
Professional Focus
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Provides leadership consulting, talent strategy advisory, and inclusive workforce solutions that help organizations strengthen performance, culture, and long-term growth.
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Advises CEOs, boards, and senior leadership teams across social impact and mission-driven organizations, technology companies, and purpose driven corporate organizations with a double bottom line.
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Brings extensive experience helping leaders build high performing, values driven teams that advance innovation, inclusion, and sustainable growth across global and regional markets.
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Supports C suite and board effectiveness through succession planning, leadership development and assessment, executive onboarding, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Accessibility strategy development and execution that elevates organizational talent performance.
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Draws on years as a Partner in executive search supporting senior leaders who were advancing talent strategy, leadership readiness, and inclusive organizational systems by attracting and developing senior leadership talent.
Business Expertise
- More than twenty years of global leadership experience spanning talent strategy, leadership advisory, executive assessment, and people operations across corporate, social impact, and mission driven sectors.
- Led enterprise talent and leadership initiatives for industry leaders in technology, tech policy, and mobile technology, strengthening leadership readiness, culture, and organizational effectiveness.
- Advised Fortune 500 companies and mission driven organizations through building and leading talent advisory and executive search practices focused on C suite and senior leadership effectiveness, succession, and board capability.
- Former United States Air Force Intelligence Officer with worldwide experience, having lived and worked across Europe, Asia, and the United States, bringing a global perspective, disciplined execution, and mission driven approach to leadership, culture, and organizational performance.
Additional Expertise
- Industrial
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- MS in organizational communication from Northwestern University
- BS in business administration and management from the United States Air Force Academy
- Crisis Communication – Managing Complexity Series Certification, Northwestern University
- Predictive Index Analyst Certification, The Predictive Index
- PROPHET certified
Affiliations & Awards
- Member, Association of Graduates - U.S. Air Force Academy (2005-present)
- Member, Wounded Warrior Project (2016-present)
- Board Director, The Soldiers Project (2016-2018)
Case Studies
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Strategic Turnaround: A CFO’s Role in Rebuilding Culture and Financial Leadership
Boyden supports a major charter school network with the recruitment of the right CFO to bridge strategy, execution, and collaboration.
Cross-Border Confidence: Establishing US Leadership for the European Defense Industry
Discover how Boyden’s strategic search placed a globally minded President for the U.S. subsidiary of a European-based Aerospace & Defense Leader
From Innovation to Execution: Leadership in Power Semiconductor Development
How Boyden placed a strategic SVP to drive e-mobility growth
Thought Leadership
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Blog Post
Middle Managers: The Untapped Growth Engine in Mid-Market Firms
Discover why middle managers are the hidden growth drivers in mid-market firms and how investing in their development can unlock strategic execution, team cohesion, and long-term performance.
Blog Post
Retention Starts with Culture: The Hard Work Behind Success
Why strong cultures depend on leadership clarity, manager capability, and the shift from adoption to true acceptance.
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.
Boyden Report Series
Executive View: Cybersecurity Strategy and Leadership with Appian’s Andrew Cunje
Insights on governance, AI, and talent strategies from Andrew Cunje, Chief Information Security Officer at Appian; in conversation with Boyden’s Paul Dennis.
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