Isaacson Miller

Isaacson, Miller is a national executive search firm that recruits senior leaders for mission-driven organizations. Its clients span higher education, healthcare and academic medicine, foundations, arts and culture, conservation and environmental groups, human and social services, PreK-12 education, scientific institutions, and social justice and advocacy organizations. The firm positions itself as a trusted strategic advisor that partners with clients to solve their most demanding leadership challenges.

More than half of its work involves college and university leadership, which the firm describes as the largest higher education search practice in the country, covering both academic administration and functional leadership. It has also run searches for hundreds of foundations, recruiting CEOs, program leaders and trustees, and has an advancement practice serving organizations across the civic sector. A global network reaching North and Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia supports domestic and international searches.

What to Know

• Its Boston office is located in the Seaport.
• Some of its searches each year come from returning clients.
• Clients have included Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and New York University.
• The firm describes its approach as high-touch, staying with clients from the first meeting to the final decision.