Diversified Search Group Announces Steven Solnick as Managing Director in Education Practice
30 Julio 2024 - 11:00AM
Diversified Search Group, ranked among the top 10 firms in Forbes’
list of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms, proudly
announces the appointment of Steven Solnick as Managing Director in
the Education Practice. With over three decades of distinguished
experience spanning higher education, independent schools, and
philanthropy, Steven brings a wealth of strategic leadership and
board governance expertise to the firm.
In his role, Steven will leverage his extensive background in
strategic planning, academic administration, fundraising,
enrollment strategy, and crisis management to enhance executive
search solutions and client relationships across the firm's global
portfolio.
“We are thrilled to welcome Steven to our team and look forward
to the profound impact he will have on our clients given his
extensive leadership experience in education,” said Aileen K.
Alexander, CEO at Diversified Search Group. “His commitment to
excellence and proven track record in fostering impactful
partnerships will undoubtedly drive our continued success in
connecting exceptional leaders with transformative organizations
worldwide."
Steven joins Storbeck Search | Diversified Search Group
following a distinguished career. Most recently, he served as Head
of School at The Calhoun School in Manhattan, where he led the
institution through significant milestones including pandemic
response, diversity initiatives, and strategic partnerships. Prior
to his tenure at Calhoun, Steven was President of Warren Wilson
College, known for its innovative curriculum integrating work and
community engagement.
"We are delighted to have Steven join our team," said Susan
VanGilder, Global Managing Partner and Practice Leader, Education
Practice. "His experience as a head of school, college president,
board member and foundation executive will significantly strengthen
our depth and breadth of capabilities in serving our clients."
Steven held key roles at the Ford Foundation overseeing
extensive grant-making initiatives across human rights, education,
and public health internationally.
He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University, a
B.A. in Politics and Economics from Oxford University, and an S.B.
in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has
also served on numerous boards including the American Embassy
School in New Delhi and Barnard College in New York.
“Over the last decade, the environment for schools and colleges
has grown increasingly challenging and complex,” said Steven
Solnick. “I am excited to draw on my varied experiences in the
education and philanthropy sectors to help organizations find
exceptional leaders that can advance their missions. I am thrilled
to be joining the amazing team of professionals at Storbeck Search
I Diversified Search Group.”
ABOUT DIVERSIFIED SEARCH GROUP
Purpose. Progress. Performance.
Diversified Search Group (DSG) is the largest woman-founded and
woman-led executive search firm in the world, and for five decades,
has been driven by purpose, progress, and performance. Consistently
recognized by Forbes as one of the Nation’s Top Retained Executive
Search Firms, DSG is an industry leader in transformational
leadership advisory for clients. The firm is deliberately different
in its approach and is comprised of a combination of specialty
practices with deep industry expertise, that together harness their
collective resources to identify new leaders to meet the needs of
our changing world. Diversified Search Group acquisitions include
BioQuest, Koya Partners, Grant Cooper, Storbeck Search, Alta
Associates, EWF, and Yardstick Management.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, DSG operates in over a dozen
offices nationwide and offers global services as the exclusive U.S.
partner of AltoPartners, the international alliance of independent
executive search firms. For more information, visit
diversifiedsearchgroup.com.
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alliance of retained executive search and leadership consulting
firms that combines the reach of a global network with the local
knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit of independent partners
working together to find the client’s perfect candidate fit. Today
the alliance covers 64 offices in 37 countries and is ranked in the
Top 10 Global Search Firms.
The AltoPartners alliance has created a distinctive force in
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Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. For
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please visit altopartners.com.
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Diversified Search Group
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