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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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Education
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Healthcare
Finding Leaders with Purpose is what makes us tick.
Lisa Fisher, Principal
ABOUT US
Who we ARE
We are dedicated to being of service and supporting our clients in their quest to hire exceptional leaders.
We do our best work when there is alignment and a sincere connection to the client’s mission and values.
We are passionate and deliberate about partnering with clients committed to making a positive difference in society.
How we work
Finding Leaders with Purpose
We are dedicated to being of service and supporting our clients in their quest to hire exceptional leaders.
We do our best work when there is an alignment and a sincere connection to the client’s mission and values.
We are passionate and deliberate about partnering with clients committed to making a positive difference in society.
our passion
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 boutiques and start-up executive search firms. In addition, she led searches for private and social sector healthcare, education, food, agriculture, life sciences, financial services, technology services, and industrial organizations.
Lisa launched her executive search career at Heidrick & Struggles. After working in the financial services industry, she served as a principal in the Washington, DC office and as a member of the Global Financial Services and Diversity Services practices.
Lisa also served as a senior advisor at 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 later became an independent marketing consultant. Her clients were primarily healthcare organizations needing the 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 served as a board member and board chair for a K-12 independent college preparatory school and an alumni committee chair for Georgetown University’s Office of Admissions.
Jeri later became an independent marketing consultant. Her clients were primarily 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 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 hiring 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 organization's needs.
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
SOCIAL IMPACT
PHILANTHROPY
RACIAL EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
EDUCATION
HEALTHCARE
SEARCH ENGAGEMENTS
Oakland, CA
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Deputy Director, Clean Vehicle Assistance Program (Active)
Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. (HOME)
Richmond, VA
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President and Chief Executive Officer (Active)
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas City, MO
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Senior Director for Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
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Senior Program Officer - Translational Research - Entrepreneurship (Active)
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Education Director of Team Operations and Performance
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Senior Director, Entrepreneurship
New York, NY, and Washington, DC
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Associate Director, Capital for the New Majority
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Fund Manager, Capital for the New Majority
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Associate Director, Strategy
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Assistant Director, Talent and Organizational Development
Washington, DC
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Chief Marketing Officer
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Director of Product Management - Mathematics
The 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
