Overview
Alexis Hennessy is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Los Angeles office and global head of the Sales & Commercial Officers and Venture Capital practices. She focuses on recruiting customer-facing and go-to-market executives within the software sector. Her placements include COOs and CEOs, heads of sales, and post-sales roles, including customer success, support, and services.
Experience
Alexis works with clients at various stages of growth, including venture capital- and private equity-backed, and Fortune 500 companies.
Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Alexis spent more than five years at boutique retained executive search firms catering to private equity funds and private equity-backed portfolio companies. While at these boutiques, Alexis mainly focused on recruiting C-level executives to technology and tech-enabled business services companies and was responsible for marketing, business development, and strategic alliances.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management, MBA in Finance
University of California, San Diego, BA in Political Science