Overview

Ron Lumbra is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ New York office and a member of the CEO & Board of Directors Practice. Previously, Ron was the managing partner of the Americas region and Centers of Excellence.

Experience

Ron has 27 years of executive search consulting experience recruiting board directors and chief executive officers for various client organizations. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs and board chairs on board effectiveness and board and CEO succession planning.

Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Ron spent 17 years with a global search firm as managing director and co-leader of the Americas CEO and board services practice. There, he served in various leadership roles, including co-head of the firm’s Americas operations and head of the New York and Houston offices.

Education

Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration

University of Vermont, Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Philanthropy and Service

Ron serves on the board of CCS Fundraising, which provides strategic fundraising consulting to nonprofits. He previously served as the chair of the board of trustees for the University of Vermont and for KaBOOM!, a leading nonprofit focused on developing play spaces for children. Ron also served on two SPAC boards.