Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) is an American
management consulting
Management consulting is the practice of providing consulting services to organizations to improve their performance or in any way to assist in achieving organizational objectives. Organizations may draw upon the services of management consultant ...
firm.
Established in 1969, the firm assists international and domestic companies develop leaders, assess business processes, and recruit new executives. It provides leadership advisory and executive recruiting services.
History
The firm was established in 1969 in Madison Avenue, New York City by Russell S. Reynolds, Jr. after a career in banking.
In June 2016,
Houston
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Mayor
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner (September 27, 1954 – March 5, 2025) was an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from January 2025 until his death in March 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democra ...
retained Russell Reynolds Associates to help find the city’s next police and fire chiefs. In November, the Mayor named Art Acevedo to be Houston's first Latino chief of police. Also named was Fire Chief Samuel Peña, the city's second Latino fire chief.
In April 2017,
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2023, the university had about 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 gra ...
retained RRA to find a new president when
Rev. Jeffrey Von Arx, who held the position for 12 years, announced his reassignment. That same month,
Austin City Council
The Austin City Council is the unicameral legislature of the city of Austin, Texas, United States of America. The mayor is included as a member of the council and presides over all council meetings and ceremonies. The current mayor of Austin is ...
retained Russell Reynolds Associates to work with a task force to find a new city manager. Also in April, the firm was retained by battery maker
Energizer Holdings
Energizer Holdings, Inc. is an American manufacturer and one of the world's largest manufacturers of batteries, headquartered in Clayton, Missouri. It produces batteries under the Energizer, Ray-O-Vac, Varta, and Eveready brand names and fo ...
to identify a permanent CFO.
In December 2018, the firm was retained by
Kent State University
Kent State University (KSU) is a Public university, public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Kent State University at Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Kent State ...
to identify a new president for the university.
In 2021, the firm named Constantine Alexandrakis as their new
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization.
CEOs find roles in variou ...
, who had previously been the head of the Americas.
Services
Leadership advisory services include CEO/board advisory, culture assessment, digital transformation, diversity and inclusion, executive search, family business advisory, global supply chain, and leadership assessment services.
The firm also provides
C-Suite
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recruitment services for positions like board of directors and chief executive officers, corporate affairs officers, digital leadership, financial officers, general counsel and legal officers, human resources officers, marketing officers, risk and compliance officers, supply chain officers, and technology officers.
Russell Reynolds Associates serves clients in different industries such as business and professional services, consumer, education, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, nonprofit, private equity, and technology industries globally.
References
External links
RussellReynolds.com
Executive search firms
Companies based in New York (state)
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