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Nick Pachetti is an executive recruiter who has completed numerous CEO, board director and other top management searches for leading consumer products, luxury, media, technology, action/sports and financial services companies, as well as for private-equity firms and not-for-profit institutions. He specializes primarily in marketing, e-commerce and media with a particular expertise in digital transformation and general manager searches, leadership assessment, and succession planning. He also serves as the associate director of the New York office and serves on the New York Management Committee. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Nick was a member of the media practice of Spencer Stuart, where he worked on many strategic assignments and worked with clients on transformation and CEO succession issues, as well as on human capital strategy. He joined that firm after several years of consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked almost exclusively on media projects with Fortune 500 companies. During his tenure at Booz Allen, Nick worked closely with C-suite executives on a variety of high-level strategy projects that included cost-cutting, advertising assessments, market sizing and operations. He also worked on talent management, organizational design, and human capital strategy, and helped the firm re-brand itself and better recruit. Prior to Booz Allen, Nick was as an award-winning reporter and senior editor for some of the world’s most important business publications and broadcast media. These include NBC News, Worth, where he covered the markets, and Time Inc., where he covered the media and financial services industries for Money and Time magazines. Nick earned an MBA from Columbia Business School, a master of science degree from Columbia University and a bachelor of arts degree from New York University. He speaks fluent Italian.