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Higher education and not-for-profit institutions face similar challenges today as fiscal considerations often constrain their ability to fulfill their respective missions. The perpetual need to raise funds and to be nimble in fiercely competitive environments has put pressure on the traditions and values that have long constituted the core of these institutions. More than ever before, survival and future success depend upon finding uncommon individuals with the intuition and leadership to balance the execution of vision against the exigencies of the moment.
With over two decades of experience conducting searches on behalf of educational and not-for-profit institutions, we excel at finding the right leaders. Our record of success spans work for top-tier research universities and liberal arts colleges, large and small cultural institutions, and foundations and organizations dedicated to improving the human condition as well as enriching human expression. We have filled positions at all levels from President/Executive Director to Dean, and across the range of functions, including Finance, Research, Information Technology, Development, Administration, and Advancement.
Sourcing and recruiting executive talent for this complex sector requires both depth of domain knowledge, as well as breadth of perspective and creativity to look beyond the familiar. Our long-standing and deep engagement in working with higher education and not-for-profit institutions provides us with the foundation and insight to quickly learn what we need to know and how best to assist our clients as they analyze and evaluate organizational needs. We are seasoned and proficient in working with committees to get beyond the paper credentials to delve into the nuances of fit and skill. At the same time, J. Robert Scott possesses the expertise in the horizontal management of knowledge to make our inquiries on behalf of our clients truly comprehensive. We are consistently and conscientiously on the lookout for crossover talent in extraordinary people. Throughout, our mission is to enable you to make a “great find” for your institution.
Practice leadership devoted to your needs.
Jonathan Fortescue joined J. Robert Scott after eight years at another retained executive search firm. His national practice emphasizes academic and administrative leadership positions in higher education and not-for-profit organizations serving the public good. Prior to his career in executive search, he taught at Harvard for eleven years where he was a perennial recipient of distinguished teaching awards. A literary scholar by training, he contributed to three of the eight volumes of the Cambridge History of American Literature. He was graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with degrees in English and Linguistics. A recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities in 1989, he earned his MA and PhD from Harvard University.
Higher education and not-for-profit institutions face similar challenges today as fiscal considerations often constrain their ability to fulfill their respective missions. The perpetual need to raise funds and to be nimble in fiercely competitive environments has put pressure on the traditions and values that have long constituted the core of these institutions. More than ever before, survival and future success depend upon finding uncommon individuals with the intuition and leadership to balance the execution of vision against the exigencies of the moment.
With over two decades of experience conducting searches on behalf of educational and not-for-profit institutions, we excel at finding the right leaders. Our record of success spans work for top-tier research universities and liberal arts colleges, large and small cultural institutions, and foundations and organizations dedicated to improving the human condition as well as enriching human expression. We have filled positions at all levels from President/Executive Director to Dean, and across the range of functions, including Finance, Research, Information Technology, Development, Administration, and Advancement.
Sourcing and recruiting executive talent for this complex sector requires both depth of domain knowledge, as well as breadth of perspective and creativity to look beyond the familiar. Our long-standing and deep engagement in working with higher education and not-for-profit institutions provides us with the foundation and insight to quickly learn what we need to know and how best to assist our clients as they analyze and evaluate organizational needs. We are seasoned and proficient in working with committees to get beyond the paper credentials to delve into the nuances of fit and skill. At the same time, J. Robert Scott possesses the expertise in the horizontal management of knowledge to make our inquiries on behalf of our clients truly comprehensive. We are consistently and conscientiously on the lookout for crossover talent in extraordinary people. Throughout, our mission is to enable you to make a “great find” for your institution.
Practice leadership devoted to your needs.
Jonathan Fortescue joined J. Robert Scott after eight years at another retained executive search firm. His national practice emphasizes academic and administrative leadership positions in higher education and not-for-profit organizations serving the public good. Prior to his career in executive search, he taught at Harvard for eleven years where he was a perennial recipient of distinguished teaching awards. A literary scholar by training, he contributed to three of the eight volumes of the Cambridge History of American Literature. He was graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with degrees in English and Linguistics. A recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities in 1989, he earned his MA and PhD from Harvard University.
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