Wendy joined ZRG Partners in June of 2018 to launch and lead the Global Human Resources Officers Practice. Wendy was previously a Managing Director at RSR Partners (Russell Reynolds second company) for seven years, where she founded, built, and led the firm’s Human Capital Practice and served as a key member of the Women On Boards Initiative. Prior to RSR Partners, Wendy led the Global Human Resources Officers Practice at Heidrick & Struggles for the last six of her ten years at HSII.
Wendy has been involved in executive search and management consulting for over 25 years and has personally completed over 600 senior-level executive searches. Prior to executive search, Wendy spent 10 years as a consultant with ODI, a global management consulting and training company where she was a key member of the Healthcare Practice. At ODI, she was also part of the Asia Pacific start-up team living in Singapore and Hong Kong, where her focus was on assessing executive leadership teams coupled with ensuring their efficiency and effectiveness in leading and driving business strategy.
Wendy is active in multiple industry associations, trained in multiple assessment methodologies, and frequently speaks on the subject of “Talent as a Competitive Advantage.” She actively follows technological and social trends affecting the future of the workforce in global client organizations and actively engages with Directors on related topics.
Wendy graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor’s Degree. She and her husband currently reside in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Greenwich, CT and are both active in several non-profit organizations. Wendy serves on the Board of Trustees at The Stony Brook School, where she chairs the Committee on Trustees, and serves and on the Board of Directors at Jamaica Broilers Group.