A consultant in the Human Resources and Private Equity practices, Jenna Vamplew advises C-suite executives, boards and private equity investors navigating pivotal inflection points, including rapid scaling, M&A integrations, ownership transitions and organizational professionalization. She specializes in senior HR leadership recruitment, primarily on chief human resources and chief people officer searches for public enterprises, sponsor-backed portfolio companies and privately held businesses across healthcare, technology, industrial, professional services and consumer sectors.
Jenna combines rigorous talent market insights with stakeholder collaboration to address complex workforce and leadership challenges. Known for her responsive, direct and data-driven approach, she draws on long-standing relationships and industry knowledge to understand businesses at pivotal moments and help meet their needs. She believes successful executive searches require a comprehensive understanding of leadership and organizational context. Beyond candidates’ experience, she considers the CEO’s leadership style, company strategy and culture, board and investor expectations, and the capabilities needed for long-term success.
Elevating HR from a traditional support function to a strategic business partner
- In her work with Spencer Stuart, Jenna has developed a strong track record on the East Coast, completing over 100 CHRO searches for leading global private equity (PE) firms, as well as Fortune 500 clients across healthcare, technology, services, consumer, and industrial industries.
- Jenna also supports the talent advisory of PE funds, placing CHROs and portfolio human capital professions across large and mid-cap firms globally.
- In a prior role at a British-based multinational recruitment agency, Jenna was promoted from recruiter to managing consultant of the sales practice, overseeing sales leadership recruitment across North American technology, manufacturing and consumer sectors.
She holds a B.A. in psychology with Dean’s Honors from Connecticut College and completed advanced coursework in industrial/organizational psychology at Harvard Extension School.