With two decades of executive search experience, Chiara Dellera is a core member of the Industrial Practice. While she has developed deep expertise in the automotive, heavy duty, technology and mobility sectors, her track record extends well beyond these areas. Chiara brings a broad and nuanced understanding of the industrial landscape, having supported clients across a wide range of manufacturing and engineering-driven environments.
She assists in both executive search and leadership assessment, applying her background in human psychology to support clients with a thoughtful, people-centric approach. Chiara is skilled in navigating complex environments and is considered a trusted adviser who helps clients identify, assess and develop the right talent to drive business success.
Chiara is passionate about helping leaders make thoughtful, high-impact decisions, and clients value her ability to merge deep industry expertise with a nuanced understanding of leadership, organizational dynamics and cultural fit. She is often recognized for her commitment to delivering high-quality work and maintaining rigorous standards in everything she does.
Industrial sector consultant with broad expertise across the industrial landscape, with a strong focus on automotive, heavy duty, technology and mobility
- Chiara has executed a broad range of assignments across the wider industrial sector at both local and EMEA levels, including contributing to major global assignments and key succession initiatives at client companies undergoing significant transformations — work requiring deep market insight, rigorous assessment and close collaboration with global stakeholders.
- She also serves as Spencer Stuart’s research director in Italy, leading a team of 17 associates and focusing on their professional development through mentoring and coaching.
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Chiara spent six years in Dubai as an associate partner for another international executive search firm, where she led the construction, engineering and manufacturing practice, originating and developing cross-border assignments across the Middle East, Europe and the Far East.
Chiara has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, specialization in human resources, from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, as well as a master’s degree in human resources and marketing psychology from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, also in Milan. Her time spent abroad collaborating with diverse cultures lends her a truly global mindset and the ability to navigate complex multicultural environments.