Casey Gordon is trusted by publicly traded and private-equity backed companies, non-profit organizations, and family-owned businesses / family offices alike on critical leadership hires. She has a successful track record across the C-suite, including with General Counsel / Chief Legal Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Communications Officer positions, among others. Casey has worked with clients across industries and has a particular depth of experience and passion for helping organizations in the healthcare, consumer, industrial, professional services, and financial services sectors. A former practicing attorney, Casey co-leads Russell Reynolds Associates' Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Practice in the Americas, and leans on her deep legal network and hands-on legal operating experience to help clients develop tailored leadership search, succession, and development strategies in this area. Casey is a natural relationship builder and connector and understands the combination of art and science it takes to find the perfect, value-additive match for her clients. She considers herself a true partner and is known for not only market knowledge and expertise but her consultative, practical approach. Before joining Russell Reynolds, Casey was a Managing Director at another global executive search firm focused on General Counsel and other senior legal roles. Prior to her career in search, Casey was a practicing attorney. She spent time as a lawyer with the international law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, as legislative Counsel for a national nonprofit, and as Deputy General Counsel for the global fintech company Funding Circle. She began her professional career prior to law school as a staffer in the US Senate. Casey holds a JD with honors from Northwestern University School of Law. She earned a BA in History with honors from Duke University. Portrait of Casey Gordon, leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates Corporate Affairs and Communications Officers Executive Search Human Resources Officers Inclusion and Culture Legal, Risk, and Compliance Officers