Julie Hembrock Daum is the practice leader for the North American Board Services Practice of Spencer Stuart, the leading executive search firm in the boardroom. She consults with corporate boards, working with companies of all sizes from the Fortune 10 to pre-IPO companies and has worked on over 450 director assignments. Her recent work includes recruiting all of the outside directors for the Tyco spin-off companies and Delta Airlines. She continues to work with companies such as American Express, General Mills, United Health, The New York Times, Freddie Mac, eBay, Eli Lilly and Genzyme Corporation to recruit individual directors. She serves on the board of directors of Spencer Stuart, Harvard’s Women’s Leadership Board, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children and City Meals on Wheels and the James Beard Foundation.
Julie also is involved in the organization of the Northwestern Conference on Corporate Governance and was the founder of the Wharton/Spencer Stuart Directors’ Institute. She is a frequent writer and speaker on governance topics and recently has been quoted in The New York Times, Financial Times, BusinessWeek, Time Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She has been selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Governance by Directorship Magazine and one of the 100 Most Influential Women in New York by Crain's New York Business.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Julie was the executive director of the corporate board resource at Catalyst. She managed all board of directors’ activities and worked with companies to identify qualified women for their board. After graduating with an M.B.A. in corporate finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Julie began her career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles.