Overview
Lea Federmann is a principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ São Paulo office. She has more than 20 years of experience providing executive search and leadership advisory services across real estate, construction, infrastructure, climate & sustainability, and operations.
Experience
Lea focuses on C-suite and board appointments for organizations navigating transformation, growth, and evolving leadership agendas. recruiting in the construction, infrastructure, real estate, and energy markets, specializing in hiring major players in the sector.
Lea joined Heidrick & Struggles as a partner at 2GET, a Brazilian executive search firm, when Heidrick & Struggles acquired it in 2019. She has extensive experience advising family-owned businesses, multinational, and regional companies on senior leadership hiring, succession, and organizational transformation across complex, capital-intensive industries.
Education
Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Post-Graduate Studies and MBA in Corporate Sustainability
IMD Business School, Executive Education in Business Administration & Management
Escola Panamericana de Arte, Postgraduate Certification in Design
Universidade Paulista, Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and Urbanism