As chairman of Spencer Stuart, Kevin Connelly has both client-facing responsibilities and a firm leadership role. Within the firm, he is the elected representative of the partners, chairs the board and partners' meetings and is responsible for providing strategic perspective to the firm's business and finances. He is also an active search professional, consulting with clients on executive leadership succession and board projects.
Prior to becoming chairman, Kevin managed the firm’s business in the United States, Japan, Canada and Mexico and had global oversight for the Industrial and Financial Services practices. Earlier, he led the firm's Financial Officer Practice in North America, managed the firm's Chicago office and served on the board of directors.
Before joining Spencer Stuart, Kevin was chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors of Ganton Technologies, a supplier of engine and drivetrain components to the world's leading automobile manufacturers. He previously served as chief financial officer for Ganton. Earlier in his career, Kevin worked for Harris Bank/Bank of Montreal, where he held management positions in corporate finance, product marketing, middle market banking and credit cards.
Kevin earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and received a B.A. degree from Marquette University.
He is a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Children's Memorial Medical Center and Children's Memorial Hospital; the international advisory board of the Guanghua School of Business of Peking University and Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil; and member of The Economic Club of Chicago, The Executives Club of Chicago and The Commercial Club of Chicago.