Samuel Feinberg is a core member of Spencer Stuart’s Technology and Product Officer and Technology, Media & Telecommunication practices. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs, boards and private equity investors as they consider how technology transformations, including AI, will reshape their products, business models and competitive position. At the center of his work is advising organizations on the product and engineering leadership they will need and building leadership teams capable of executing their ambitions and driving long-term innovation and growth.
Known for his deep relationships across the product and engineering talent ecosystem, Samuel specializes in partnering with technology companies as well as broader organizations seeking to drive innovation through technology or become product led. He helps clients navigate the rapidly evolving age of AI and its implications for product strategy and development, competitive position and evolving customer needs. He partners with organizations at the forefront of their industries to build the leadership teams needed to compete, innovate and sustain long-term growth. Samuel brings a long-term perspective to leadership, seeking to understand what makes individual executives distinctive, where they can have the greatest impact and who has the potential to become the next generation of product and engineering leaders.
Trusted advisor on product and technology leadership in a rapidly evolving market
- At Spencer Stuart, Samuel has contributed to more than 150 executive placements across the technology sector and within technology forward industry vertical companies, helping clients recruit leading chief product officers, chief technology officers, general managers, presidents and senior product, engineering, design and AI leaders.
- His client portfolio spans VC and PE-backed enterprises, including early-stage venture-backed startups, pre-IPO companies, large-scale take-privates and public companies, including global Fortune 100 corporations.
- Samuel is a trusted advisor to clients, advising organizations at critical junctures on product and engineering organizational structure, role definition and multi-appointment team expansions to drive sustained innovation.
He has co-authored influential Spencer Stuart articles on product leadership and organizational structure and actively contributes to community leadership as a Jewish Family and Children’s Services where he serves on the Loans & Grants Committee and was a New Leaders Fellow. Samuel earned a dual degree in law & society and politics from Oberlin College.