James M. Citrin

James M. Citrin leads the Technology, Communications & Media Practice at Spencer Stuart and is a member of the board managing its international operations. Over his eleven years at Spencer Stuart, he has conducted approximately three hundred executive searches (primarily for CEOs, presidents, and COOs) and board member searches for companies in the media, entertainment, publishing, high technology, internet, telecommunications, education, and consumer products sectors. His search efforts have resulted in the placement of CEOs and/or presidents at companies such as Yahoo!, America Online, Motorola, Motion Picture Association of America, Vodafone, Reader's Digest, Penguin Publishing, and others. He has served as an advisor to the governments of Mexico and the European Union, as well as to more than twenty international companies on leadership, management, and successful career strategies. He co-authored the international bestseller "The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers" in 2003 and the book "Zoom: How 12 Exceptional Companies Are Navigating the Next Economy" in 2002. Before joining Spencer Stuart, Citrin held management positions at Reader's Digest Association and McKinsey & Company in the USA and France. He has also been a partner at Goldman Sachs & Company and a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley & Company.