Chartwell Partners

Kevin has held senior roles in the information technology industry, the executive search industry and in investment banking. A native of the Washington D.C. area, Kevin was primarily responsible for building Heidrick & Struggles Washington office after ten years as a successful software industry executive. He went on to an investment banking firm focusing primarily on advising boards and management teams regarding mergers and acquisitions. Kevin returned to the executive search industry as head of Korn/Ferry‘s North America Technology and Global Professional Services Practices. He went on to co-found a boutique executive search firm before merging his practice with Chartwell Partners to establish the firm’s presence in the Greater Washington D. C. region.

Kevin is well known in the Northern Virginia and Greater Washington business community and has been a member of several private and public company boards of directors including the Northern Virginia Technology Council, The Northern Virginia Roundtable, Axent Technology, Bioscan Incorporated, CS Solutions, the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce Advisory Board, and was Co- Founder of Swing Fore the Cure, a charity which funds breast cancer research.

Kevin has conducted senior-level general management, finance, technology, marketing and corporate director searches across a broad range of markets, including information technology, IT services, government contracting, financial services, media and consumer internet businesses. His practice includes assignments with state and local governments as well as trade associations.

Prior to entering executive search, Kevin was Executive Vice President for publicly-held Systems Center, a NYSE listed provider of network management software. He oversaw management of worldwide operations, including sales, customer support and marketing for North America, Europe and for Distributor Operations. Previously, he was the company’s Chief Financial Officer where he played an integral role in the firm’s initial public offering and subsequently led efforts to acquire multiple companies as part of the firm’s aggressive growth strategy.

Kevin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce/Accounting from the University of Virginia, and attended the Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Executive Program.