Richard J. Brennen leads Spencer Stuart's Information Officer Practice. Rich specializes in recruiting senior leaders within the information systems function and for information technology consulting firms. He also is a member of Spencer Stuart's board of directors, former chairman of the firm's personnel committee and is former chairman of the firm's partner information technology committee.
With more than 25 years of experience in IT, Rich has recruited senior executive management, CIOs and board directors in virtually all industries. He has recruited more than 250 CIOs, and his recent experience includes recruiting CIOs for: multiple consumer products companies; a major financial services company; a major healthcare provider; a leading apparel manufacturer; a leading university; a major retailer and a large software company. Rich also has recruited several senior partners for major information technology consulting firms, as well as marketing and sales executives for various technology-based companies. Representative clients include Avaya, H.J. Heinz Company, Baxter International, Kimberly-Clark, Cigna, Hertz and M.I.T.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Rich spent more than 15 years with IBM Corporation in a wide variety of sales, marketing and consulting roles. He played a key role in helping to build IBM's worldwide information technology strategy and planning consulting practice. Formerly, as branch manager, Rich managed IBM's sales and marketing operations in New Jersey.
Rich has a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia and an M.B.A. in management from Temple University.