Fame Podcast Host

Chad Hesters serves as the President and CEO of Boyden, a premier global leadership and talent advisory firm with a presence spanning over 70 offices in more than 45 countries. Appointed to the role in February 2023, Hesters brings a substantial background in executive search and organizational consulting, focusing his leadership on maintaining Boyden's high standard of client service, expanding the firm's global presence, and enhancing its capabilities across executive search, interim management, and leadership consulting. His business expertise is particularly strong in CEO, Board, and C-Suite recruitment within the Natural Resources and agribusiness sectors, built on over 15 years of experience in the top global executive advisory firms.

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Hesters’ professional journey is distinguished by his diverse leadership and international experience across multiple complex organizations. Before his tenure at Boyden, he held significant geographic and business line leadership roles at Korn Ferry as a Managing Partner and Senior Client Partner in the global industrial practice. His career also includes a partnership at Heidrick & Struggles as a Regional Sector Leader. This deep foundation in the leadership advisory space is complemented by earlier corporate experience in finance and strategic planning at global companies like Shell and Hunt Oil Company.

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His approach to leadership is heavily influenced by his formative career as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy, where he served for seven years and worked around various volatile situations globally. This military experience instilled in him a philosophy of servant leadership, focusing on empowering his team and providing the necessary resources for success and a unique global worldview. Hesters holds an MBA from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, a bachelor's degree in Forestry from Texas A&M University, and has completed executive education programs at the Yale School of Management and Harvard Business School.

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