Overview
Eric Joseph is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Washington, D.C. office and a member of the Technology and CEO & Board of Directors practices. He is the managing partner of the Consulting Practice in the Americas, advising clients on leadership development, team effectiveness, and performance culture. His work focuses on CEO and board succession, executive assessment, and leadership search engagements across technology services, business services, and software.
Experience
Eric leads chief executive officer, board director, and senior executive search engagements for many of the firm’s most significant global clients. He has deep experience in the technology sector and nonprofit organizations and has worked extensively with private equity firms to build leadership teams for growth-stage and public companies.
His previous leadership roles at Heidrick & Struggles include partner in charge of the Washington, D.C. office, global lead of the Technology & Business Services sector, and regional managing partner of the Social Impact Practice.
Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Eric spent ten years in management consulting, focusing on organizational transformation and change management initiatives.
Education
Washington & Lee University, Virginia, BA
Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, Executive Development Program
Harvard Business School, Executive Development Program
Philanthropy and Service
Eric serves on the board of directors of the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC), a nonprofit organization based in College Park, Maryland. JTCC has been recognized by the USTA for excellence in tennis programming and community engagement. He previously served on the board of the Metro D.C. Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.