Susan Schmitz

Professional Focus

• More than 20 years’ experience in executive search and legal recruitment, including cross-border search
• Proven expertise recruiting for C-level and board roles, including CHRO, CTO, CDO and CIO, as well as general counsels, directors, and vice presidents
• Broad industry expertise, including technology, professional services, legal services, manufacturing, energy, financial services, human resources, industrial, social impact, and healthcare & life sciences
• Highly skilled in talent acquisition, leadership development, strategic sourcing, account and project management, HR leadership, program design and delivery, and succession planning
• Active board member and faculty member of Bridger Leadership Institute
• Featured speaker at Professional Development Consortium (PDC), University of Houston Law School, Future of Work Conference, and other events
• Fluent in Spanish

Business Expertise

• Law Firm Partner Recruiter & Managing Director at a US-based legal search firm
• Global Performance, Enablement & Talent Leader at Dell Technologies; designed and implemented leadership, talent, and organizational development programs delivered in over 25 countries
• Executive Recruiter, Diversity Consultant and Business Development Director at Jennifer Brown Consulting
• Legal Recruiter & Managing Director at a global legal search firm
• Executive Recruiter & Associate Director at a global executive search firm focused on C-level and board roles
• National Account Director at Spherion Staffing & Recruiting, Houston

Sector Expertise

• Technology
• Professional Services
• Legal Services
• Human Resources
• Industrial
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Social Impact
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Financial Services

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; studied abroad at University of Seville, Spain
• Certificate in Employee Relations & Investigations from Cornell University
• Certificate in Design Thinking from M.I.T.

Board Membership

• Board Member of the University of Colorado Women in Leadership Program
• Prior, Professional Development Consortium, Diversity Committee Member