Korn/Ferry International
Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) is the premier global provider of talent management solutions, offering a broad and comprehensive range of human capital services, from Executive Recruitment to Leadership Development Solutions to Mid Level and Outsourced Recruiting, and has 80 offices in 39 countries worldwide.
Korn/Ferry Executive Search specializes in helping organizations to attract and recruit senior-level executives throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The cornerstone of our success stems from our long-term understanding of the industries we serve and the business and management issues they face. We have achieved our premier position by performing high-quality assignments and building long-standing client relationships based on our commitment to client needs. We pride ourselves on working with clients of all sizes from global multinationals to start-up organizations.
Korn/Ferry International has been a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange since February 1999, and many of our employees remain significant shareholders in the business. We have been recognized by numerous independent organizations for excellence in Executive Recruitment, and have been voted one of America's most recognized brands.
The Education Practice of Korn/Ferry International is a unique group that currently consists of 16 partners and associates who work in the academic arena and overwhelmingly in higher education. The practice leads the marketplace in the number of engagements within the sector, having successfully completed over 800 searches in the last 10 years. We have conducted searches for Chancellors, Presidents, Provosts, Deans, and other senior higher education leaders at pre-eminent universities and colleges in North America and elsewhere throughout the world.
David C. Mead-Fox, Ph.D.
Senior Client Partner
Dr. Mead-Fox is a Senior Client Partner in the Boston office of Korn/Ferry International. He specializes in executive level searches as part of the firm's Education and Not-for-Profit Practice, where he manages the New England region.
Dr. Mead-Fox has recruited over 200 Presidents, Provost, Deans, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and other senior leaders for a wide range of health care, higher education, and not-for-profit organizations.
Dr. Mead-Fox brought over 20 years of direct management and nationwide consulting experience to Korn/Ferry International. His management background and skills in the areas of strategic positioning, organizational design, new venture development and change management contribute value-added perspective, understanding and insights to the search process.
During his career, Dr. Mead-Fox has developed a variety of health care joint ventures, integrated delivery systems and business alliances. He has directed organizational transformation and process reengineering, and designed/developed strategic and operational business plans. This experience combined with management and organization-building in numerous business ventures allows Dr. Mead-Fox a first-hand understanding of client needs.
Prior to joining Korn/Ferry International, Dr. Mead-Fox served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for a national health care operations and consulting firm. In addition, he has worked as an independent consultant and served as the CEO and COO of a number of start-up and established not-for-profit organizations.
Along with written work on a variety of topics, Dr. Mead-Fox is a regular invited speaker and workshop leader and is regularly quoted in regional and national publications.
Dr. Mead-Fox holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Boston College and a B.A. from the University of Connecticut.
