Christian Daniels leads Spencer Stuart’s Software Engineering Practice and is a co-founder of Spencer Stuart’s Chief Product Officer Practice. Christian advises organizations on the leadership necessary to scale their product, technology and innovation capabilities and has extensive experience leading technology-oriented engagements in the consumer and enterprise technology sectors.
Christian leads searches across all functions, but has deep expertise in helping venture-backed and private equity-backed organizations as well as Fortune 100 companies find and develop chief product officers, chief technology officers, chief digital officers, chief information officers and chief design officers. His work spans industries, including consumer and enterprise technology, financial services, industrial, healthcare, life sciences and retail. Christian is a champion for diversity, equity and inclusion and is committed to helping clients build diverse leadership teams and workforce. He spends much of his time advising clients on strategies to recruit and retain diverse talent.
Strategic adviser who understands human dynamics and the technology landscape
- Christian has a passion for helping clients achieve their goals. He brings broad leadership advisory experience across executive assessment, development and organizational culture.
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Christian was lead talent advocate for Hired, a recruiting technology company, where he helped build and lead the company’s contracting business.
- Christian began his career in executive search for a San Francisco-based leadership advisory firm specializing in the technology industry. He has experience recruiting and advising executives across functions.
Christian is a graduate of Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.