James J. Drury III

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Jim is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JamesDruryPartners. Prior to founding our firm, Jim was Vice Chairman, Americas and a board director of a major search firm. He co-founded the annual Corporate Governance conference, “Toward Common Ground” at Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and founded The Directors’ College at the University of Chicago […]

James J. Drury IV

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Jim has been with the firm since 2008. In addition to serving as a key consultant on some of our most important client engagements, he provides valuable thought leadership across the full range of our board services. He also manages our Board Intelligence and Director Demand organizations. He has developed proprietary studies on corporate governance […]

Lizabeth P. Hancock

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Liz has over 25 years of administrative and operations management experience, gained from such blue-chip companies as Bank of America and Smith Barney. For five years prior to joining our firm, she managed the office at Gresham Partners, a private investment and wealth management firm serving high net worth families, family offices, and foundations.

Steven J. Lewis

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Steven’s prior professional career spans 18 years of experience with two global recruitment firms. He was most recently responsible for leading the Chicago, Boston and Canadian search practices for a U.K. Firm. Earlier, he served in the London and Chicago offices of a U.S. headquartered search firm. The scope of his experience is broad, encompassing […]

Abby C. Abruzzo

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Abby brings to our firm nearly a decade of board advisory and executive search experience. Most recently, she worked with a Big Four professional services firm, advising on matters of board readiness, succession planning, board composition, and governance. She worked with clients from both publicly traded and private equity backed companies while building a network […]

Casey M. Gober

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Casey’s prior experience includes over 15 years of experience in the asset management industry, working with major banking institutions and investment firms. Prior to joining JamesDruryPartners, Casey was a regional vice president of a boutique investment firm advising intermediary wealth management clients.

Nancy M. Konieczki

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Nancy brings to our firm a management consulting and executive search background. Most recently, she worked in the financial services sector for a major firm as a talent officer at the executive level, primarily concerned with the areas of senior leadership and succession planning.

James D. S. Pruett

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Jamie joined JamesDruryPartners following decades of achievement in executive search and management consulting, most recently as a partner with a global search firm. A broadly experienced generalist, he works across industry sectors, providing a depth of expertise in healthcare, life sciences, professional services, and financial services. Jamie earned his MBA from Washington University. He serves […]

Sam Albright

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Sam joined JamesDruryPartners in 2016 and has worked with clients in a variety of capacities across the firm’s service offerings. Earlier in his career, he served in administrative roles in the executive office of one of Chicago’s major cultural institutions.

Kaitlyn B. O’Connor

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Kate strengthens JamesDruryPartners through her valuable contributions to our BoardSelect® and board search practice areas. A Principal of the firm, she supports clients by providing board placement and governance advisory services. She brings nearly a decade of strategy and executive talent acquisition consulting experience to the firm. Before joining JamesDruryPartners, Kate founded and led a successful consulting […]

William S. C. Stanbrook

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Will joined JamesDruryPartners following a successful career in executive search, talent advisory, and director recruitment. His expertise has enriched our firm’s BoardSelect® practice and enhanced its board search capabilities. Before joining our team, Will was with a globally renowned executive search firm, serving as a Principal within the firm’s Industrial Practice. There he led C-level search and […]

Dylan S. Roberts

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Dylan brings over 10 years of executive search experience to JamesDruryPartners. Most recently Dylan led the research team for the board practice at Ferguson Partners in Chicago. He spent the first eight years of his career working in the commercial real estate and hospitality sectors. Dylan has a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Sarah A. Shafarik

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Sarah is Director-Board Intelligence and has over 16 years of experience in business and legal research. Prior to joining JamesDruryPartners in 2020, she spent over 12 years with Thomson Reuters, an information services provider where she most recently served as a client manager working with medium and large law firms in Chicago. She served for […]

Adam J. Zajac

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Adam brings over 15 years of experience and career achievement in strategic communications, PR, personal and corporate branding, business writing, and executive coaching. Joining JamesDruryPartners in 2021, he leads a team responsible for firm communications, brand engagement, client positioning, and writing excellence. Previously, Adam led a global resume-writing business for a career services firm and […]