Venture Capital

Venture Capital
Aligning dynamic talent with companies poised for growth

Emerging companies with hyper-growth ambitions require different leadership skills as they evolve through early stages to liquidity events and beyond. The challenge is matching the right talent with the right stage venture – and finding the ideal balance between experience, capabilities, and culture.

We identify, assess, and recruit the future leaders of disruptive companies in the midst of growth and expansion. Our deep technical and market knowledge, combined with a fast-paced sense of urgency and flexibility, provides a true advantage for clients searching for a dynamic CEO, C-suite, and board talent. Leveraging our team’s own experience working within venture-backed firms around the globe, as well as our deep leadership assessment capabilities, we forge longstanding relationships with investors, executives, and boards to help scale world-class companies in high-growth and disruptive sectors.

Growth in a Pandemic
The climate for building tech-led, hyper-growth disruptors remains extremely buoyant and, in many instances, has been amplified by the pandemic, in areas such as HealthTech, EdTech, gaming, and remote working software, to name a few. Coupled with a consistent flow of available capital and the rise of SPACs, the need for best-in-class diverse leadership teams, boards, and advisors to deliver against ambitious targets and short timeframes, is of the utmost importance.”
Sam Burman, Heidrick & Struggles
Is your company future-ready?

Finding the balance among experience, capabilities, and culture impact is key

Our Venture Capital & Disruptive Innovators Practice is global, data-driven, and tech-enabled. We forge longstanding relationships with investors, executives, and boards that are building lasting impact through bold charters and missions. We are here to align dynamic talent with companies poised for growth.

Venture Capital & Disruptive Innovators Insights

Leadership Development

Adapting your personal leadership style: Shawn Bushouse, former president of emerging brands at Nestle Health Science, discusses the differences in leadership at start-ups and larger organizations

Shawn Bushouse shares his insights on being an effective executive in both start-up and large corporate settings and how he’s adapted his own personal leadership style as he transitions between the two different types of organizations.
Adam Howe
Venture Capital

Investing at the intersection of AI and science: An interview with Inaki Berenguer, managing partner at LifeX Ventures

Inaki Berenguer discusses how organizations can retain top tech talent, the significant impact of AI on healthcare, and how leaders should balance scientific innovation with business scalability.
Carlos Gómez-Arnau
Venture Capital

The composition of US unicorn 100 executive teams: A first look

Our first study of key roles on the executive teams of US unicorns—start-ups valued at least $1 billion at the end of 2022—finds a different mix of racial and ethnic diversity than at Fortune 100 companies and a higher tendency to hire externally.
Heidrick & Struggles
Venture Capital

Breaking down barriers in the VC space: An interview with Kristina Williams, CEO of Alberta Enterprise Corporation

Kristina Williams discusses how organizations can shift mindsets regarding gender, how her CEO and board roles complement each other, and how her investment philosophy has changed.
Sean McLean
Meet our leadership
Alexis Hennessy
Global Managing Partner

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