Spencer Stuart is one of the world's leading global executive search and leadership consulting firms, specializing in chief executive, board director and senior executive roles.

Spencer Stuart has 68 years’ experience in leadership consulting. Over the decades, as stakeholder expectations of leadership have evolved, we've built a reputation for delivering meaningful impact for our clients — from the world’s largest companies to entrepreneurial startups to nonprofit organizations.

China Desk Spencer Stuart's China Desk Europe advises Chinese companies in Europe and Germany to enhance their business performance through better leadership. Family Business We have decades of experience as trusted advisers to family-controlled and family-influenced companies across multiple industry sectors.

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Spencer Stuart has long tracked the tenure, backgrounds and turnover of CEOs of America’s largest public companies. Today, our research and analysis include CEO transitions data for the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 — and combined views of the full S&P 1500.

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Spencer Stuart’s annual survey of nominating/governance committee chairs finds board composition, director succession planning, CEO succession planning and board effectiveness to be top priorities.

Frank Birkel is chair of Spencer Stuart and of the firm’s board of directors. Prior to being elected chair, he served as a member of the Spencer Stuart board for nine years.

As Spencer Stuart’s global head of quality & market insights, Ina Kota has decades of experience leading global teams in economics, market research and communications, as well as advising C-suite executives and top government officials.

With deep expertise in executive search and leadership consulting, our Japan consultants collaborate across industries, functions and geographies to serve our clients.