Bonnie W. Gwin is co-managing partner North America for our Board of Directors practice. She focuses on searches both at the Director and CEO level across a wide range of industries. Previously, Bonnie served as President, Americas and corporate officer responsible for all of Heidrick & Struggles' operations in North and Latin America. She has served in many other leadership roles for the firm including Global Managing Partner, Technology Practice and Managing Partner, North America Quality Council.

Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Bonnie spent almost 13 years with the IBM Corporation. She most recently served as Business Unit Executive, Travel & Transportation Industry and Senior Location Executive. Throughout her career, Bonnie held a variety of sales, marketing and management roles of increasing responsibility.

Bonnie's clients include some of the most respected names in business including MasterCard Incorporated; Kraft Foods Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Macy's, Inc.; Carlson Companies, Inc; Best Buy Co., Inc.; Cardinal Health, Inc.; PPG Industries, Inc.; The Timken Company; Churchill Downs, Inc.; Diebold Incorporated; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; and many others.

Bonnie holds a combined Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She was a National Merit Scholar and also a Fellow, Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR).

Bonnie has been widely quoted regarding leadership effectiveness at the CEO and board level, diversity and corporate social responsibility. She has written for Directors & Boards magazine, appeared on CNN and been quoted in Fortune magazine and Crain's. Bonnie has also hosted multiple forums with senior women around the world to discuss diversity in the boardroom.

In conjunction with her career accomplishments, Bonnie has been active in a number of organizations including serving on the National First Ladies Library Site Committee. She is currently a national board member and Chair-Elect for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. Bonnie is also on the board of Western Reserve Partners, LLC and JumpStart, Inc.

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