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The constant innovation at the intersection of digital and mobile is revolutionizing society’s appetite for content. To take advantage of this opportunity, content-centric enterprises must reorganize themselves around monetization, distribution, and the user experience. This radical shift is creating new organizations, roles, and cultures for both the disruptors driving the change and the companies with legacy assets.

Egon Zehnder’s Media & Entertainment Practice is the largest practice of its kind in the world. We have decades of experience advising founders, CEOs, and boards of directors on how to implement their strategies through people, organizations, and cultures. Our clients include the world’s leading content disruptors, high-growth companies seeking acceleration, and long-established firms adapting to a digital environment. We will spend the time and effort to find the solution you need — not for today, but for the future. We are not interested in preserving the status quo.

Working closely with our colleagues in the Digital and Consumer practices, we bring provocative insights and extensive networks that go far beyond the usual ideas and candidates. We help our clients redesign their organizations, then find, recruit, and develop leaders. We help the nominating committees of public company boards identify, assess, and recruit board candidates, and we work with private company boards taking on their first independent members. We partner with investors to find operating executives who can drive return on investment, and we build digital advisory boards to guide boards and management teams though transitions.

With our deep experience in the field, we work with you as a peer, because we know that leadership is what matters.


Media & Entertainment Consultants

Calvin Yee

Calvin Yee

New York, Los Angeles

Global Lead

Calvin Yee, based in New York and Los Angeles, is the Head, Global Media, & Entertainment, a leader in the Sports & Digital Practice and serves… Read more

Clint Fairweather

Clint Fairweather

Los Angeles

US Lead

Clint Fairweather, based in Los Angeles, is passionate about the intersection of technology with media, entertainment, and sports. His deep expertise… Read more

Kim Henderson

Kim Henderson

Washington, D.C. Office Leader

Kim Henderson, Managing Partner of Egon Zehnder’s Washington, D.C. office, previously led the firm’s Consumer Practice for the Americas. Read more

Claude Shaw

Claude Shaw

New York Office Leader

Claude Shaw is the Managing Partner of Egon Zehnder’s New York office and a member of the firm’s global Executive Committee. Read more

Andrea Kilpatrick

Andrea Kilpatrick

New York

Andrea is a leader in Egon Zehnder’s Media, Entertainment and Sports Practice where she leads the firm’s work with “creators”. Partnering with the… Read more

Kenna Baudin

Kenna Baudin

New York

Based in New York, Kenna Wyllie Baudin serves as Global Head of Private Capital. She focuses on senior-level executives at private capital funds… Read more

Martin Juhn

Martin Juhn

New York

Martin is a leader in the Media, Entertainment & Sports Practice & key member of the Technology Practice. Read more

Avitai Gold

Avitai Gold

New York

Ty Gold leads Egon Zehnder’s Global Sports Practice. He believes in the enduring power of sports to connect and entertain diverse groups in the face… Read more

Erin Maier

Erin Maier

New York

Erin Maier, based in New York, is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Digital and FinTech practices while also covering media and technology. Read more

Steve Selwood

Steve Selwood

New York

Stephen Selwood, based in New York, is a core member of Egon Zehnder’s Consumer and Financial Services Practices. He is a trusted advisor to large… Read more

Dede Orraca-Cecil

Dede Orraca-Cecil

Boston

Dede Orraca-Cecil, based in Boston, is a member of Egon Zehnder’s Consumer Practice where serves clients in the Media, Entertainment, and lifestyle… Read more

Lex McGraw

Lex McGraw

Atlanta

Based in Atlanta, Lex McGraw is active in Egon Zehnder’s Consumer, Private Capital, Financial Officers and Sports practices. He is a trusted advisor… Read more

Glenn Zweig

Glenn Zweig

Atlanta

Based in Atlanta, Glenn Zweig is a leader in the Firm’s CFO and Tech practices with a specialization in Software, Digital, and Tech-Enabled Services. Read more

Leticia McDonald

Leticia McDonald

Atlanta

Based in Atlanta, Leticia McDonald is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Services Practice, focusing on Travel & Hospitality… Read more

Richard Warren

Richard Warren

Atlanta

Rich Warren, based in Atlanta, is active in Egon Zehnder’s Media & Entertainment, Sports, and Legal Consultancy Services practices and co-leads Egon… Read more

Angus Finlay

Angus Finlay

Chicago

Angus (Rory) Finlay is a Senior Advisor in Egon Zehnder’s global Consumer Practice. He draws on his deep industry and consulting experience to advise… Read more


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