Diversified Search Group welcomes Jennifer Mason, PhD, as Managing Director in Education Practice
April 18 2024 - 12:44PM
Top 10 executive search firm Diversified Search Group announced
today the appointment of Jennifer Mason, PhD, as a Managing
Director in the firm’s industry-leading Education Practice. With
over two decades of experience spanning various sectors within the
education ecosystem, Dr. Mason’s wealth of expertise and insights
aligns with the firm’s reputation and commitment to providing
unparalleled leadership solutions and expertise to clients across
industries.
“We’re thrilled to have Dr. Mason join our esteemed team of
experts, especially at a time when the dynamics of leadership in
higher education are rapidly evolving,” says Aileen K. Alexander,
CEO at Diversified Search Group. “Dr. Mason's extensive experience
and dedication to advancing change and partnering with clients in
some of the country’s most prestigious institutions aligns with our
efforts to make meaningful strides in shaping the future of
education leadership.”
Dr. Mason has successfully led collaborative engagements with
higher education institutions, edtech companies, associations,
foundations, and other influential organizations dedicated to
driving positive change within the education landscape. As the
founder of her own consulting practice, she provided strategic
guidance to prominent clients such as Johns Hopkins University, the
National Institute of Health, and the World Bank Education
Group.
“I am delighted to join DSG’s education practice,” Mason says.
“My work has focused on helping organizations engage and
communicate with key constituents as they define and pursue plans
for transformation and growth, and DSG’s approach fits very well
with my own. The team focuses on serving as strategic advisors and
thought partners with their clients and has an exceptionally high
bar for client service.”
Earlier in her career, Dr. Mason served as a Practice Manager at
Education Advisory Board (EAB), where she assisted colleges and
universities nationwide in developing internal leadership talent,
enhancing faculty diversity, and fostering student success
initiatives, among other institutional priorities.
"As a seasoned consultant, Dr. Mason brings a depth of
experience navigating the complex challenges within educational
institutions,” says Susan VanGilder, Education Practice Leader and
Global Managing Partner. “Her collaborative spirit and innovative
approach align seamlessly with our team, ensuring successful
partnerships and unparalleled results for our clients. We're
delighted to have her on board and look forward to the significant
impact her expertise and insights will bring to our collective
efforts.”
Before moving to consulting, Dr. Mason has held faculty
positions at Skidmore College and Southern Methodist University and
was an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities
Consortium at UCLA. Dr. Mason has authored multiple publications on
advancing change in postsecondary institutions, along with a
scholarly book on American literature published by Johns Hopkins
University Press.
Dr. Mason holds a PhD in English from The University of Texas at
Austin and a BA in English from Smith
College.
ABOUT DIVERSIFIED SEARCH GROUP
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Diversified Search Group (DSG) is the largest woman-founded and
woman-led executive search firm in the world, and for five decades,
has been driven by purpose, progress, and performance. Consistently
recognized by Forbes as one of the Nation’s Top Retained Executive
Search Firms, DSG is an industry leader in transformational
leadership advisory for clients. The firm is deliberately different
in its approach and is comprised of a combination of specialty
practices with deep industry expertise, that together harness their
collective resources to identify new leaders to meet the needs of
our changing world: Diversified Search, Alta Associates, BioQuest,
Koya Partners, Grant Cooper, Storbeck Search, EWF and Yardstick
Management.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, DSG operates in over a dozen
offices nationwide and offers global services as the exclusive U.S.
partner of AltoPartners, the international alliance of independent
executive search firms. For more information, visit
diversifiedsearchgroup.com.
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the alliance covers 64 offices in 37 countries and is ranked in the
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Slma Shelbayah
Diversified Search Group
404-801-6033
slma.shelbayah@divsearch.com