Mr. Smith has successfully completed over 250 assignments in his career as a search consultant. Mr. Smith has served a wide variety of domestic and international clients in industries including high technology, manufacturing, consumer markets, biotechnology, healthcare, not-for-profit, retail, architecture, management consulting, banking and financial services, and publishing. Over the course of his career, Mr. Smith has successfully recruited professionals for a broad range of positions including chief executive officers, presidents, principal financial officers, human resource executives, management consulting principals, heads of marketing and sales, and research and development principals.
Mr. Smith's previous affiliation was with The Abbott Group, a high technology executive search firm in the Washington, DC area where he served as Vice President and Practice Leader. Prior to this, he worked for the New York office of D.E. Foster Partners {An Alliance Firm of KPMG Peat Marwick}, conducting assignments for clients in manufacturing, management consulting, retail, and banking and financial services. Previously, Mr. Smith was with Kincannon & Reed, and AT&T. Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Mary Washington College which included studies in Madrid, Spain at the Colegio Mayor de San Juan Evangelista, and is continuing his studies in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and business at George Mason University.
Highly skilled, experienced, and dedicated research professionals support the firm's operations in providing assistance with name generation, candidate identification, and sourcing:
Barrie M. Atwood - Research Associate
Ms. Atwood focuses on high technology, management consulting, and general industry assignments. She has been a consultant conducting senior-level engagements in executive search since 1991. Ms. Atwood has an extensive background in business management and consulting. Ms. Atwood was previously employed as a Managing Consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick with special expertise in quality assurance and large-scale program management. Prior to this, Ms. Atwood was an Engineer in aircraft production with General Dynamics Corporation. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University.
Caroline N. Jacobson - Research Associate
Ms. Jacobson concentrates on recruiting for not-for-profit organizations and trade associations, and conducts assignments for clients in manufacturing, retail, and financial services. Ms. Jacobson has been conducting research in executive search since her employment as a Human Resources executive with the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, D.C. Previously, Ms. Jacobson spent seven years as a Search Consultant with Blue Arrow, PLC, a British-based search firm with offices in the United States. Ms. Jacobson holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland and completed additional course work at the Paris-Sorbonne University, and the University of Geneva.