Brad S. Berke is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Chicago office and has more than 19 years of executive search experience. He serves as the regional managing partner for the firm’s Supply Chain & Operations Officers Practice in the Americas. He is also a core member of the firm’s Consumer and Industrial practices. He has conducted searches covering every functional discipline with a primary focus on general management, supply chain management, and manufacturing operations. He works with top private equity firms to recruit CEO, presidents and chief operating officers looking to drive lean enterprise transformations.
Brad has partnered with Fortune 500, private equity and venture capital backed companies to build their operations leadership teams at the most senior levels across many industry sectors including automotive, consumer packaged goods, consumer durables, food, and industrial conglomerates.
Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Brad was executive vice president & equity partner with Slayton Search Partners, a top 20 generalist boutique search firm. He began his search career with A.T. Kearney Executive Search where he spent nine years and was a primary member of the global operations and supply chain management practice.
He is a member of the council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and a former member of the Children’s Memorial Hospital corporate champions board.