Jimmy Prencipe

Overview

Jimmy Prencipe is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Boston office and leads the Aerospace, Defense & Space sector as a member of the global Industrial Practice.

Experience

Leveraging a consultative approach developed over 15 years in executive search, assessment, and corporate human resources, Jimmy is a member of Heidrick & Struggles’ global industrial practice and leads the aerospace, defense, and space sector. 

He focuses on C-suite, business unit, and senior functional searches for publicly traded, family-owned, private equity, and venture capital-backed companies. 

Prior to Heidrick & Struggles, Jimmy led people operations at a Fortune 100 company with a team of 1,400 people, focusing on talent acquisition, total rewards, learning and development, HR technology, and analytics.

Earlier in his career, Jimmy worked in the aerospace & defense practice of a global executive search firm and in the executive recruiting function at Walmart. 

Education

Tennessee Temple University, Bachelor of Science Degree in History

Philanthropy and Service

While serving in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy Reserve, he concluded a 10-month active-duty deployment with the Navy in 2009, serving as an all-source intelligence analyst with a task force in Iraq.