Susan Hart leads Spencer Stuart’s global Retail, Apparel & Luxury Goods Practice and is a member of the North American Board & CEO Practice. Her client work includes CEO, board of director, general management, merchandising, operations and finance searches for a variety of retail clients, including companies emerging from bankruptcy. In addition to her client responsibilities, Susan spent six years on the firm’s global management committee responsible for worldwide training and professional development.
In her 24 years at Spencer Stuart, Susan has completed more than 500 executive and board searches for clients such as Burlington Coat Factory, Cabela’s, Coach, Collective Brands, Eddie Bauer, Footlocker, Home Shopping Network, Levi’s, Liz Claiborne, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tumi, VF and Warnaco.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Susan was director of staff selection for the western region of Booz Allen Hamilton, the international management consulting firm. She began her career with a major women’s apparel manufacturing company.
Susan earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University.