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Fisher Associates is a boutique executive search firm with proven success finding talented leaders for organizations that strive to make the world a better place. We have several decades of experience conducting searches and placing executive- and senior-level talent with clients in the social, private, and public sectors.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
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Social Impact
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Philanthropy
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Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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Eduction
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Healthcare
Finding Leaders with Purpose is what makes us tick.
Lisa Fisher, Principal


ABOUT US
Who we
are
our passion
Finding Leaders with Purpose
How we
work
We are committed to excellence in our care for clients and candidates, search execution and delivery, and executive placements.
We are keenly aware that our client’s future and ability to make a meaningful impact hinges on having the right talent, and these are responsibilities that we fervently embrace and strive to fulfill.
We are intentional, innovative, inclusive, and embody authenticity and integrity in our approach to finding exceptional leaders. We have a vested interest in our clients and will always do our best to help ensure their success and long-term viability.
We are dedicated to being of service and supporting our clients in their quest to hire exceptional leaders. We do our best work when we are aligned with and share a sincere connection to the client’s mission and values. We are passionate and deliberate about partnering with clients that are committed to making a positive difference in society.

THE TEAM
In 2011, Lisa formed Fisher Associates to provide client-centered executive search consulting services to mission-driven organizations. She has successfully led searches for healthcare, education, community economic development, philanthropy, and policy research organizations and placed chief executive officers, chief operating officers, chief development and philanthropy officers, chief marketing and communications officers, and chief financial officers, as well as other executive and senior functional leaders.
Lisa has also served in and partnered with several boutique and start-up executive search firms, where she led searches for private and social sector healthcare, education, food, agriculture and life sciences, financial services, technology services, and industrial organizations.
Lisa launched her executive search career at Heidrick & Struggles, where she served as a principal in the Washington, DC office and as a member of the Global Financial Services and Diversity Services practices after working in the financial services industry.
Lisa also served as senior advisor to the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She helped launch and lead the Freedom to Compete Initiative, an education, and outreach program designed to help proactively prevent discrimination in the workplace and create a fair and level playing field for all workers regardless of race, gender, national origin, age, or disability.
Lisa holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Howard University.
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Lisa Fisher
Lisa Fisher has over thirty years of experience leading executive search engagements for clients across sectors, functions and geographies.
Lisa is passionate about helping organizations, people, and communities realize their full potential and she is deeply committed to creating a diverse and inclusive, socially and economically just society that works for all.
Jeri Flood
Heads business development, communication, and research for Fisher Associates.
Jeri brings broad experience from a range of industries including hospitality, healthcare, education and executive search. She began her career as a marketer with Marriott International in the Washington, D.C. area. She joined the company as a market analyst and grew to become a Vice President of Marketing within the company's lodging division.
Jeri later became an independent marketing consultant. Her clients were largely healthcare organizations in need of expertise to brand their medical practices and convey their capabilities to the marketplace. Jeri expanded her consulting practice to include executive search research.
Jeri has been of service as a board member and board chair for a K-12 independent college preparatory school and as an alumni committee chair for Georgetown University’s Office of Admissions.
Jeri has a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

THE SEARCH
Our Approach
We fully understand that the hiring of a new executive will set in motion a series of related events, decisions, directives, actions, and reactions that will build upon one another for many years. Our approach to every search engagement is responsive, client-centric, creative, and solutions- and outcomes-driven. We will objectively assess each client's spoken and unspoken requirements and then identify, gain access to, and attract the most talented leaders who possess the experience and qualifications best suited to fulfill the needs of the organization. We serve as a thoughtful and collaborative search partner, and engage in a high level of consultation and communication while following a sequence of steps to assure a timely and successful outcome.
Search Steps
Weeks 1 & 2
Understand Your Needs
Weeks 2 & 3
Develop a Position Profile and Search Strategy
Weeks 3 - 6
Identify and Engage Candidates
Bi-Weekly
Calibrate Search
Weeks 6 - 8
Assess and Present Candidates
Weeks 8 -10
Facilitate Client-Candidate Interviews
Weeks 10 -12
Conduct Reference Checks
Weeks 10 - 12
Facilitate and Negotiate Offer

SERVICES
Executive
Search

Talent
Assessment

Succession
Planning

Research
Services

Executive Coaching
& Transition
OUR EXPERTISE
We have proven success at finding talented leaders for organizations that strive to make the world a better place. Our expertise is built on several decades of experience conducting searches and placing executive- and senior-level talent with clients in the social, private, and public sectors. For additional information about Fisher Associates please contact us.

SOCIAL IMPACT
PHILANTHROPY
RACIAL EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INLCUSION
EDUCATION
HEALTHCARE
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
New York, NY or Washington, DC
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Associate Director, Strategy
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Assistant Director, Talent and Organizational Development
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Fund Manager, Capital for the New Majority
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Kansas City, MO
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Director, Entrepreneurship

New York, NY
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Associate Director, Capital for the New Majority
Washington, DC
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Chief Marketing Officer
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Director of Product Management - Mathematics
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Rye Brook, NY
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Executive Vice President, Corporate Partnerships & Development
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Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
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Vice President, Planned Giving
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Vice President, Advancement Operations

