About Us & Purpose - Egon Zehnder

Leadership for a Better World

As the world’s preeminent leadership advisory Firm, we inspire leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers.

Leading in today’s dynamic world poses more questions and unknowns with higher stakes than ever before

Whether they’re challenges of global magnitude, or a bit closer to home, we at Egon Zehnder inspire you to navigate those complex questions with human answers.

This means we’re by your side at every step of your journey as a trusted partner who cares deeply about your success. We work with you to get to the heart of your leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights that help you realize your true being and purpose. As former business leaders, we’ve walked in your shoes and often have direct experience with the same challenges you are encountering.

With our seamless collaboration, you’ll be more prepared to unlock the potential of your team and drive meaningful impact. We’re here for you as one global Firm, bringing you our very best to help you discover the right answers for your team and your organization.

Together, we can transform people, organizations and the world through leadership.

Executive Search

Our consultants are both search and leadership advisory experts, helping you discover and onboard new talent as well as developing future leaders. Read more

Board Advisory

The right mix of talent, skills, and perspectives in the boardroom can mean the difference between value creation and value stagnation. At Egon Zehnder,… Read more

CEO Search & Succession

With more than 55 years of experience advising clients on chief executive leadership, we know that the selection of a CEO is the midpoint… Read more

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practice works with clients across industries and regions to build diverse leadership teams and inclusive cultures by addressing recruitment,… Read more

Industrial

The industrial sector forms the backbone of today’s society and lays the groundwork for tomorrow. We have worked with more than 55 percent of… Read more

Family Business Advisory

We assist families, owners, and managers in navigating the challenges of leadership, succession, and governance across generations. Drawing on decades of experience, we work… Read more

Consumer

Egon Zehnder has worked at the cutting edge of the consumer sector for decades to attract, retain, and develop extraordinary leaders with uncommon vision. Read more

Financial Officers

Our consultants work hand-in-hand with the board and chief executives of all ownership structures to help them identify, develop, and recruit the financial leaders… Read more

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Care for leaders as people

We foster empathy, transparency and understanding to grow trust. We enable leaders to share both their aspirations and challenges with us in confidence.

Guide with truth

We listen deeply to provide rich insights, unvarnished advice and honest feedback – helping leaders tackle complex business challenges through a human lens.

Unlock leaders’ reason for being

We unlock leaders’ potential by helping them discover and connect their purpose, vision, and true reason for being.

Activate sustainable impact

We empower leaders to translate their purpose into a clear vision, strategy and goals to deliver enduring and sustainable value for their organization over the long-term.