Overview
Chiara Berlendi is a principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ Milan office and a member of the global Consumer Markets, Retail, and Marketing, Sales, & Strategy Officers practices. She specializes in the aesthetics-driven and creation-centered industries, including fashion, luxury, design, and lifestyle.
Experience
Chiara consults and partners with companies of various sizes and ownership structures, including publicly traded corporations, privately held companies, founder-and-owner companies, and private equity, across many sectors, including apparel, jewelry, leather, beauty, eyewear, home décor, and food and beverages. Chiara has experience filling chief executive officer, general manager, regional head, and functional head (sales, marketing, and human resources) roles.
Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Chiara worked with a top management search firm, where she started the fashion and luxury practice in 2017. Before that, she worked in a recruitment firm as a consultant within retail and healthcare practices.
Having lived in Saudi Arabia, Romania, Belgium, and England, Chiara has experience in diverse cultural environments, which makes her attentive and sensitive to diversity and inclusion spaces. A native Italian speaker, Chiara is also fluent in French and English.
Education
Bocconi University in Milan, MSc in Economics and Management
Bocconi University in Milan, BSc in Business Administration
Philanthropy and Service
Chiara remains closely linked to Bocconi University as an active alumni network member as the Topic Leader for Fashion, Luxury and Design.