Eric Leventhal advises CEOs, CHROs, board directors and private equity investors on their most important leadership challenges and opportunities. He is also passionate about discovering and developing top executives to advance and thrive. His expertise includes board and CEO succession and search, as well as the people, organization and culture aspects of M&A integration.
Eric brings to every client mandate a uniquely informed view as a former operating executive in the consumer industry, and a leadership adviser and executive search partner at Spencer Stuart.
A former client of Spencer Stuart, Eric joined the firm in 2006 and has served in various leadership roles, including head of Americas region (North America and Latin America), global Consumer Practice leader, and member of the firm’s nominating committee to evaluate principal and partner promotions.
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Eric was president of Evian North America and subsequently president of Danone Beverages North America. Previously, he held the position of senior vice president of marketing for Dannon, where he was responsible for the company’s brand management, new product development, advertising, packaging, public relations and consumer affairs functions.
- Earlier in his career he held marketing and general management positions at Kraft Foods, The Coca-Cola Company and Campbell Soup Company.
Eric earned a B.A. in psychology at Tufts University and an M.B.A. in marketing and management at Columbia Graduate School of Business. He is deeply committed to the hunger cause and returned to the board of Feeding America in 2025, after previously serving from 2005 to 2013. He recently completed nine years of board service for God’s Love We Deliver, where he chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee.