Overview
John Wood is a vice chairman in Heidrick & Struggles’ New York office and a member of the CEO & Board of Directors Practice. He has more than 25 years of executive search consulting experience and an extensive track record of recruiting chief executive officers and board directors for a broad range of clients. He has completed more than 250 chief executive and board searches in recent years.
Experience
He is a regular commentator in the media on issues including succession planning, executive compensation, and board assessment.
John began his career in advertising and has held senior management positions at Grey Advertising (now the Grey Group) and Foote, Cone & Belding.
Education
University of Oregon, MBA
University of Oregon, BS in Journalism
Awards
One of “The 50 Most Influential Headhunters In the World,” Bloomberg