Heidrick & Struggles
Heidrick & Struggles is an executive search firm founded in 1953 by Gardner Heidrick and John Struggles. They sent a printed card to businesses in the Midwest announcing the organization of Heidrick & Struggles in Chicago, Illinois.
History
By 1957, the firm signed its first clients outside of the Midwest and soon expanded its US office locations coast to coast, into Los Angeles and San Francisco, and east into New York City. In 1968 Heidrick & Struggles established its first international presence with an office in the United Kingdom.
The firm continued its expansion during the subsequent decades into the principal cities of North America and Europe and, later, in Asia Pacific and Latin America. Along with this growth came the development of specialized industry and functional practices to allow for intense focus and expertise.
Executive search became accepted by companies all over the world and our assignments were increasingly global in nature. As new kinds of businesses arose, changing the needs of markets and clients, Heidrick & Struggles evolved its geographic structure and practice categories to reflect The New environment.
In 1983, Heidrick & Struggles International was established, encompassing all European operations. The two corporations reunited in 1999 to form the integrated global firm of today. That same year, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (HSII) became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ STOCK market.
In recent years, Heidrick & Struggles has developed services to complement the core executive search business and to serve the broader leadership needs of clients. Uniting these services with a greater focus on major account development has enabled us to build deeper, lasting relationships.