John Madera advises clients within the Industrial and Business and Professional Services Sectors, as well as within the Automotive/Mobility Practice. With extensive experience recruiting across the C-suite, he focuses on helping clients address growth and transformation opportunities through general management, commercial and technology leadership search assignments such as President, Chief Customer/Commercial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer. John also works closely with the firm’s Leadership & Succession Practice, taking part in the assessment of senior executives. He is based in Chicago.

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, John spent nearly a decade as a Management Consultant leading Fortune 500 companies through strategic assessments, organizational design and large-scale process transformation assignments. His client base ranged from global engineering firms and independent oil and gas companies to consumer packaged goods companies. Through his consulting work, John has lived and worked in a number of countries around the world.

Education

John received his BS in business administration from Illinois State University.