SWBi Bio and Resume on Douglas Walker

1. DOUGLAS WALKER
dwalker@swbi.com 781-237-1199
EXPERIENCE
DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT – MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM
DayBlink Consulting/Venture Capital – McLean, VA Jan 2016 – April 2017
Responsible for managing full life cycle senior executive recruiting; provide in depth sourcing to
secure and develop the interest of excellent senior executives many Partners from McKinsey, Big 4
and AT Kearney. I provided clear and timely direction to business leaders (CEO, Directors & VP
HR) on strategic organization development. Ensure CEO and VP HR have the right people, in the
right place and time to maximize shareholder value. Provide counsel on issues of; succession
planning, executive coach/third opinion and management development.
DIRECTOR TALENT ACQUISITION – RETAINED EXECUTIVE SEARCH PARTNER
SWBi International – Boutique Senior Executive Search Firm 1994 - Present
Responsible for managing full life cycle recruiting, executive recruiting and talent development;
provide clear and timely direction to business leaders as Board, CEO, CFO & VP HR on strategic
organization development. Provide counsel on issues of; succession planning, executive coach/third
opinion and management development. Sourced, researched, recruited, developed, evaluated,
interviewed, negotiated compensation packages, debriefed, counseled, managed short list candidates
to offer acceptance and on-boarded into start date and for win:win outcomes for both clients and
candidates. I accepted profit and loss responsible for managing the firm’s sales, marketing, finance
& administrative leadership. Assignments include; Board of Directors, CEO/CFO/CTO & VP;
engineering, technology, marketing, sales, business/corporate development and operations. Market
Segments include public and private entities, industrial manufacturing & high technology,
(communications, security, semiconductor, software, life science, telecommunications and digital
media), real estate, investment advisors, venture capital, financial service; professional service
(CPA/Consulting Partners in Big 4 CPA). During my term I managed over 600 (1,000 firm wide)
assignments world-wide with special focus on Private Equity/Venture Capital portfolio companies.
Note I have been published in Hunt-Scanlon Blue Book and Kennedy Information LLC Recruiter
Redbook for over 20 years.
(Previous Experience; Practiced as CPA including PricewaterhouseCoopers, Member ofAICPA & CFO of
Public REIT symbol BRET acquired by LaSalle Partners)
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES
Bentley University Waltham, MA
Bachelor of Science, BSAC Major Accounting Minor Economics graduated Cum Laude