Jordan Brugg is the chief executive officer of Spencer Stuart, having been elected by the firm’s partnership in May 2024. He also serves on its board of directors. Founded in 1956, Spencer Stuart is a privately held global consulting firm with 70 offices in 33 countries. Jordan is inspired by Spencer Stuart’s deep history of helping clients through discovering and developing leaders and teams to improve financial and operational performance. He is motivated by a commitment to excellence, the caliber of his colleagues and the firm’s ambition to be the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm.
A track record of serving clients, supporting leaders and building teams
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Prior to becoming CEO, Jordan served as the global head of Spencer Stuart's Private Equity business, leading above-market growth, innovation through new services and the deepening of client partnerships around the world.
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Earlier in his tenure, Jordan led the North American Industrial Practice for Spencer Stuart with a focus on people development, talent acquisition and the creation of new specialty practice areas. These efforts were the catalyst for significant growth and the practice has since more than doubled in size.
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During his 22 years with Spencer Stuart, Jordan also helped establish the firm’s CEO succession offering, the Education and Social Impact Practice and was part of the founding of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
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In his client work, Jordan has led more than 300 CEO search and CEO succession plans for both publicly traded and investor-backed enterprises. He has also advised families and founders on leadership transition and succession planning.
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Jordan has contributed to the development of numerous books and studies analyzing leadership trends and performance, including the books You’re In Charge — Now What? and The Dynamic Path, and the articles Leadership for a Complex World: Planning for the CEO of the Future; Six Human Capital Pitfalls for Private Equity to Avoid; Why Rookie CEOs Outperform; Predicting CEO Success: When Potential Outperforms Experience; and The PE-backed Portfolio Company Board.
Jordan graduated cum laude from Lafayette College. He is a believer in continuous education and completed post-graduate studies at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He previously served on the board of Advanced Service Solutions and on the Committee on Development, Alumni and Community Relations for the Lafayette College Board of Trustees. He currently serves on The Peck School Board of Trustees.