Marc Baca is a senior member of the firm’s Global Energy Practice and leads the firm's Global Power & Utilities Practice. He also previously co-led the Energy Transition Practice. Beyond conducting CEO, board and executive-level search assignments, Marc advises clients on culture, inclusive leadership, and succession planning. His clients include pre-commercial startups to Fortune 100 corporations. He is based in Houston. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Marc was a Senior Vice President at Advisian, the independent global advisory arm of WorleyParsons. Previously, Marc worked at ExxonMobil, where he held executive-level positions and completed international assignments across the Middle East and Africa. Marc began his career in the United States Navy as a nuclear submarine officer onboard the USS Boston (SSN-703) fast attack submarine. He deployed out of submarine bases in Connecticut and Hawaii. “Be a lamp, a lifeboat, a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” – Rumi Marc holds a BS in Control Systems Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, and an MS in Engineering Management from The George Washington University. He is a certified nuclear engineer. Marc is also the Chairman of the Board of the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America.