Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 6, 2004
MICHAEL A. WELLMAN is Chairman & Managing Partner Jefferson Partners.
With more than 18 years of senior executive search experience, Mr.
Wellman founded and leads Jefferson Partners LLC. He combines astute
executive assessment skills with unique business insights to match
candidates who truly make a difference with his clients and their
business pursuits. He began his professional career in executive search
after several years as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company. More
recently, he served as Chief Talent Officer for Comstellar Technologies
Inc., a private equity and venture capital investor in communications
technologies. He has conducted over 400 senior executive searches,
serving Fortune 500, middle-market, and emerging new businesses. His
client industries encompass venture capital, private equity,
communications, advanced technology, manufactured goods, biotechnology,
consumer products and services, financial services and professional
services. He enjoys tackling the 'tough' search assignment, and prefers
to work with clients where a beneficial long-term relationship can be
mutually built through satisfying service and results. Earlier, Mr.
Wellman was Board Member and President of Worldwide Specialty Practices
for Korn/Ferry International (NYSE), the largest global search firm. In
this role, he managed and developed professionals delivering revenues
exceeding $650 million. He also led Korn/Ferry's New York flagship
office and its Northeast Region (New York, Boston, Toronto, Stamford,
Philadelphia and Princeton). Mr. Wellman earned his B.Sc. Commerce and
MBA from the University of Virginia in 1975 and 1979, respectively. Profile
Jefferson Partners?
Mr. Wellman: Certainly. Our firm had its first start back in 1991. That
is when I first hung out a
