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Mackenzie Jones
Principal, Canada
Mackenzie Jones plays an active role in key executive searches through research, sourcing, candidate assessment, and client communication. With a strong command of the process and a relationship‑focused approach, she quickly understands complex leadership needs and delivers impactful results across Board, C‑suite, and senior executive roles.
Professional Focus
- Experienced executive search generalist involved in C-suite and other senior-level searches for clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors
- Brings expertise in financial services including pensions and benefits, investment/asset management, investment banking, wealth, and insurance.
- Brings additional experience supporting transportation, manufacturing, retail, and technology mandates.
- Experienced in all phases of the search process: strategy development and execution, industry and market research, candidate sourcing, identification, development and assessment
- Experience working with a range of clients on high-profile C-suite/executive level mandates including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, public sector organizations, large publicly traded multinationals, family-owned businesses, and other privately held companies
Business Expertise
- Executive search professional with prior experience as a Research Associate and Analyst at a boutique executive search firm.
- Background in executive recruiting, supporting leadership mandates across a range of private and public sector clients.
- Former Teaching Assistant at UBC Sauder School of Business (MBA, graduate, and undergraduate levels), supporting courses in business development and negotiations, change management, organizational behaviour, and leading teams.
- Contributed to the development of a training assessment program for employees at a major Canadian financial institution.
- Co-authored whitepaper, “The Case for Promoting Women at Work”
Additional Expertise
- Financial Institutions
- Pensions & Benefits
- Investment & Asset Management
- Family-Owned/Privately Held Organizations
- Global/Multi-National Organizations
- Retail & Manufacturing
- Transportation & Infrastructure
- Public Sector
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Master’s degree in management from UBC Sauder School of Business, Vancouver, BC
- Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in international affairs and political science from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, U.S.
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion - Certificate
Affiliations & Awards
- Boyden Canada - Exceeding Everest Award (2024)
- Boyden World Corporation – Global Rising Star Award (2024)
- Former Junior Board Member, Dress for Success Vancouver
- Former Professional Mentor, UBC Human Resources Management Club
- Club Volleyball Coach
Case Studies
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Building Institutional Investment Operations Leadership for a Mission-Driven Family Office
Boyden partnered with a leading family office and its affiliated foundation to appoint a Head of Institutional Investment Operations capable of designing and implementing a scalable operational platform to support a growing investment portfolio and long-term philanthropic objectives.
Empowering Innovation: Appointing a Regional R&D Leader in FMCG
Boyden places a high-impact R&D executive to drive innovation and transformation across a global consumer goods portfolio
Cybersecurity Excellence: Strengthening Trust and Digital Resilience
A Caribbean financial and mortgage bank partnered with Boyden to recruit a strategic Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), enhancing cybersecurity governance and supporting digital transformation across the organization.
Thought Leadership
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Articles & Papers
PE/VC Trends Report: Technology Edition
Articles & Papers
FinTech Trends Report: Edition 1
Perspectives from Boyden’s FinTech Experts
Survey
Latin America Regional Analysis: Strengthening the human-centric core of Industry 5.0
How can organisations thrive in a complex world of risk?
Survey
North America Regional Analysis: Strengthening the human-centric core of Industry 5.0
How can organisations thrive in a complex world of risk?
Media
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News & Events
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Press Release
Boyden Canada Appoints Michael Lewis Partner, Bringing Innovative Talent to Clients in Financial Services and Real Estate
Michael Lewis to expand Boyden’s services to clients seeking next generation talent, as digital evolution accelerates in financial services and real estate
In the Media
Business Insider: A headhunter who's placed more than 500 execs in top companies shares the 3 C-suite roles that will be in most demand after the pandemic
In an interview with Business Insider, leading headhunter Jim Harmon expects companies to be looking for leaders in digital, supply chains, and human resources after the pandemic.
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