About Us: Leonard

We thought you might like to get to know us a little better, so we'll begin with Leonard...

In December 2001, Leonard opened his own recruiting firm with the goal of providing corporate and not-for-profit clients with better personal service. Prior to 2001, he was a Managing Director at two of the world’s largest recruiting firms. He's recruited 190 CEOs and conducted over 300 searches overall for corporations, national societies, associations, and not-for-profits, Leonard has amassed more than 25 years of experience in the executive search industry. He’s seen a lot and can be very helpful to boards worried about the complexities of hiring a new CEO.

He's recruited CEOs, Executive Directors, and senior executives with backgrounds in finance, general management, government relations, legal, telecommunications, etc. Some of these searches you may have heard of, such as the CEOs for: Country Music Foundation, K.I.D.S., Medic Alert, National Association of REALTORS, Osteoporosis Foundation, Special Olympics, United Way of America and 2 Postmaster Generals for the Postal Service. (That was a tough one.) He also recruited CEOs, CIOs, SVPs, senior executives, and General Counsels for: ALCOA, Champion, Fleetwood, Lafarge, Mars, McDonalds, and Sprint.

Prior to relocating to Washington, Leonard was an executive recruiter in New York. There he focused on recruiting assignments for Bankers Trust, Citibank, and Goldman Sachs. Prior to New York, he managed the San Francisco office of a management-consulting firm and opened their operation in Honolulu. (That was fun!) Previously, he was on the executive staff at American Express.

Leonard has given speeches at major universities and conventions and authored various news articles on ethics and executive recruiting. He has served on the Boards of not-for-profits and understands their dynamics. His board service includes: National Blood Foundation, National Building Museum, Center for Missing Children, Special Olympics Men’s Committee, and on the Finance Committees of the National Symphony, Project Hope and the Head Injury Foundation.

Leonard, the oldest of 7, learned group dynamics at an early age. He grew up in suburban New Jersey, holds a BA and MBA from Harvard, and was commissioned a Lt. in Military Intelligence. He skis, attempts to play tennis, and sometimes does aerobics. Earlier in his career, he was a choker-setter in an Oregon logging camp (of course, we all know what that is!), and baled hay on a horse ranch in Montana.