Ken Rich

Professional Focus

• 40 years’ experience in executive search
• Member of the Financial Services, Industrial, Board Services, Human Resources and Social Impact Practices
• Experience working in and recruiting for virtually all segments of financial services, with special focus on the insurance sector, including asset management divisions, and corporate and investment banking
• Additional sector expertise in professional services and public sector
• Functional expertise in C-level and board appointments across multiple industries

Business Expertise

• Partner and board member at another premier search firm; head of the New York office and Chairman of the financial services practice
• Broad business background with experience in corporate finance/M&A and strategic planning at GE Capital, Peat Marwick Mitchell and Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
• Covered OPEC countries for Citibank; worked in Dubai as deputy head of operations for the Persian Gulf, later moving to Athens
• Director of Housing Finance for the US Department of Housing & Urban Development

Practice Membership

Global Industry Practices

• Financial Services
  • Banking & Capital Markets
• Industrial
  • Infrastructure & Transportation

Global Cross-Sector Practices 

• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Social Impact
  • Public Sector

Additional Expertise

• Board Services
• Diversity Recruiting
• Professional Services

Education & Certifications

• MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago
• Postgraduate degree in accounting from New York University
• Chemistry degree from Lafayette College

Affiliations & Awards

• Member, Board of Chancellors, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; also served on the international board of directors’ executive committee, chairman of the nominating committee
• Former member, board of directors of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC)
• Former member, board of trustees of Lafayette College
• Received the Eleanor H. Raynolds Award for excellence in executive search with a strong commitment to community service and volunteerism toward charitable causes
• Selected as one of North America’s top recruiters in The New Career Makers by John Sibbald