John Wright
Partner,
North America
John Wright is an executive search specialist for financial services known for his ability to manage large projects and transformational assignments.
«Talent acquisition remains one of the biggest challenges in today’s ever-changing financial services sector and global economy. Just one person can change the nature of the team and so bringing on the right leadership team can be the difference between success and failure. We have a tremendous track record across five continents and three decades»
Mr. Wright is one of the most highly recognized executive search consultants serving the financial services sector and has an exceptional track record of building businesses across all segments of financial services including banks, hedge funds, asset managers, insurance firms, sovereign wealth funds, wealth managers and brokers.
Previous Experience
Mr. Wright was previously the founder of search firms, Executive Access, an Asia-Pacific regional practice, and Global Sage, the first search firm from Asia to become truly global. Both firms were sold to Asian interests.
Education
John holds a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Lewis & Clark College. Mr. Wright speaks German,
Chinese, Hindi (Nepali) and Japanese.