CHICAGO and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Heidrick & Struggles
(Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of executive search, leadership assessment and development, organization and team
effectiveness, and culture shaping services globally, has appointed San Francisco-based Partner
Scott Atkinson to lead the Venture
Capital Practice.
Atkinson takes on this leadership role, succeeding Rebecca Foreman Janjic , who earlier this year was named the Global Practice Managing Partner for the
firm's Global
Technology and Services Practice.
"Heidrick & Struggles has a rich and deep history working with venture capital firms and maturing technology start-ups
needing to fully harness senior-level talent who can accelerate growth," said Krishnan
Rajagopalan , President and CEO, Heidrick & Struggles. "Scott is well positioned to lead this specialty practice
with a proven track record in senior-level leadership searches for venture capital, private equity and investment banking
firms."
Since joining Heidrick & Struggles in 2010, Atkinson has led searches for chief financial officers, chief executive
officers, board directors, and executives for leading publicly traded, private equity, and venture capital-backed companies
experiencing growth, innovation, restructuring and global expansion. Previously, Atkinson served as a senior member of the legal
team and human resources group at CollabNet, a venture-backed provider of enterprise cloud development solutions.
"There is incredible opportunity to help venture-backed companies navigate the leadership and talent challenges that come with
rapid growth," said Atkinson. "Heidrick & Struggles has a talented group of leadership advisors who are passionate about
helping venture-backed and growth-oriented companies shape the future, and I look forward to further building our capabilities in
the sector."
Heidrick & Struggles' increased focus on rapidly growing, late-stage startup clients is among many of the firm's
significant advances to address the needs of companies harnessing innovation for rapid growth or global expansion. These
include:
- The new
Artifical Intelligence Specialty Practice to help established organizations of all sizes find and develop leaders with
the ability to apply a deep understanding of AI to rethink and transform the business model.
- The launch of the Game-Changer Collaboration partnership including leading corporations, venture accelerators, technology
foundries and research institutions in the U.S., China, Singapore and Israel.
- Leveraging proprietary, data-driven tools to provide clients with deeper candidate insights and real-time sharing of
engagement and candidate information.
- The growth of advisory capabilities in Heidrick Consulting helping to drive the success of leaders, teams and organizations in a rapidly changing
world.
About Heidrick & Struggles:
Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) serves the senior-level talent and leadership needs of the world's top
organizations as a trusted advisor across executive search, leadership assessment and development, organization and team
effectiveness, and culture shaping services. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 60
years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated leadership solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at
a time.® www.heidrick.com
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