Mackenzie Jones

Professional Focus

• Experienced executive search generalist involved in C-suite and other senior-level searches for clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors
• Broad industry experience including financial services, investment/asset management, investment banking, insurance, pension and benefits, and real estate; also has worked on several executive retail and technology mandates
• Proficient in all phases of the search process: strategy development and execution, industry and market research, candidate sourcing, identification, development and assessment
• Experience working with a range of companies including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, large publicly-traded multinationals, family-owned businesses, and other privately held companies

Business Expertise

• Junior Board Member with Dress for Success Vancouver
• Research Associate and Analyst with a boutique executive search firm
• Teaching Assistant at UBC Sauder in business development and negotiations, change management, leading teams, organizational behaviour (MBA, graduate and undergraduate)
• Project Assistant in development of a training assessment for employees of a major Canadian bank
• Talent Acquisition Intern, Asset Management at Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA, U.S.
• Co-authored whitepaper, “The Case for Promoting Women at Work”

Sector Expertise

• Investment/Asset Management
• Insurance
• Real Estate
• Financial Services
• Business Services
• Technology
• Retail

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree in management from UBC Sauder School of Business, Vancouver, BC
• Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in international affairs and political science from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, U.S.