Melissa Stone is vice president of global business development at Spencer Stuart. She leads the firm’s integrated global intelligence and business development activation team, helping the firm uncover opportunities, deepen client relationships and drive growth around the world. Melissa believes that the most effective business development is grounded in deep client understanding and the ability to connect the right ideas, people and expertise to address clients’ most important leadership challenges and create lasting value.
Global business development, professional services and talent leadership
- Melissa brings more than 30 years of professional services experience spanning business development, client service, talent and operations. Throughout her career, she has helped organizations strengthen leadership, accelerate growth and build the capabilities needed to succeed in periods of change and transformation.
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Having partnered closely with clients on CEO succession, executive search and board advisory initiatives across industries, Melissa brings a practitioner’s perspective to her role, helping teams anticipate client needs, unlock strategic opportunities and deliver greater value in the marketplace.
- Today, Melissa leads a global team that integrates market intelligence, business development strategy and commercial enablement to help Spencer Stuart strengthen client relationships and identify new opportunities across geographies, practices and leadership disciplines.
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Melissa led recruiting and professional development for McKinsey & Company’s Boston and social sector offices where she helped shape and drive the people strategy. Earlier in her McKinsey career, she held roles across human resources and training in Atlanta and New York.
Melissa graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in foreign affairs.