Ron Brown

Ron Brown is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Washington, D.C. office and a member of the CEO & Board of Directors Practice. He has more than two decades of experience advising CEOs and boards on succession planning and building high-performance leadership teams through executive search and leadership advisory.

Ron’s clients include think tanks, policy organizations, foundations, and educational institutions. He also works with corporate entities, family offices, and private equity.

Ron joined the firm in 1996 in Washington, D.C. He is a Colorado native, and in 2000, he opened the firm’s Denver office. He has held numerous leadership positions in the firm and was elected by his partners to the Global Partnership Council.

Prior to Heidrick & Struggles, Ron served in various appointed government positions, including on the White House staff. He began his career in marketing and government relations positions with a major policy research institution.

Washington and Lee University, BA

Harvard Business School, Executive Program

Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Executive Program

The governor appointed Ron to the State of Colorado’s IT Economic Development Advisory Council. He is an emeritus member of the board of the University of Colorado’s Denver College of Business and is past chair of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship there. He also serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Colorado Chapter, and is an NACD Governance Fellow.