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Portrait of Jack (Rusty) O’Kelley, leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates

Jack (Rusty) O’Kelley

Miami
Miami

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A recognized expert in CEO succession, board governance, and board effectiveness.

Based in Miami, Rusty co-leads Russell Reynolds Associates’ Global Board & CEO Advisory Practice (BCAP). Rusty has helped the boards of Fortune 500 and large-scale family businesses design long-term CEO succession plans, conduct CEO searches, and advise new CEOs on governance and leadership matters. Rusty has led or co-led over 120 long-term CEO successions and CEO searches.

He advises boards on how best to improve overall effectiveness, performance and culture and limit activism vulnerabilities. Rusty also works with leading boards to identify and appoint new directors.

Rusty joined Russell Reynolds Associates from a leadership firm, where he led the Leadership Consulting Practice for the Americas. Previously, he was a management consultant with Katzenbach Partners (now PwC). Rusty began his career as a corporate and M&A lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell.

Rusty has written or co-authored numerous white papers including “The Elegant Transition,” “Preparing for an Activist Before There is One," and the firm's seminal “Global Trends in Corporate Governance,” which has been published annually since 2016.

Rusty earned a BS in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Hampton University, where he was valedictorian of his class, and a JD from Yale Law School. He serves on the Board of Lincoln Center Theater in New York City and previously served as a director for Seventy-Fifth Avenue Investments and Track Chicago 1 Investments.
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Areas of Expertise

Board Effectiveness Board of Directors CEO Succession Chief Executive Officers C-Suite Succession Development and Transition Executive Search

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