Dr Alistair Clark joins Odgers Berndtson APAC as Principal in the Education Practice
Odgers Berndtson, the world's sixth-largest global executive search and leadership advisory firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Alistair Clark as a Principal in its market-leading Education Practice.
Alistair Clark joins Odgers Berndtson’s Education Practice following five years establishing a leading boutique search and advisory firm in Sydney, Australia. Alistair brings more than 10 years of relevant experience and insights from the higher education sector, including as a former lecturer and researcher in Classics at the University of Oxford. He will support clients across the higher education sector with senior academic and professional appointments.
Prior to search, Alistair read for degrees in Classics and Law at the University of Melbourne. He later relocated to the United Kingdom, where he read for a master’s degree and doctorate in Classics at the University of Oxford.
Toby Gardner, Managing Partner ANZ at Odgers Berndtson said:
“Alistair joins us as the Asia Pacific region continues to grow momentum. As a firm, we have been operating globally in the Education sector for many years, expanding more recently in the US and APAC, completing our capability to support the world’s leading education institutions in attracting the very best leadership talent”.
Jenny Sutton, Partner in the Education Practice at Odgers Berndtson added:
“We are all thrilled at someone of the calibre of Alistair joining our ever-growing global team and especially in such a buoyant geography where exponential growth within our sector is being seen across the whole region."
Alistair Clark said:
"I am delighted to be joining Odgers Berndtson at a time of extraordinary transformation and change in the higher education sector in Australia. As universities seek to adapt to new technologies, meet the demands of students and employers, and maintain their competitive edge in a global market, I am excited to partner with my colleagues, Jenny Sutton, Paul Hill, Jane Harlen and Lina Vanifatova, to support the firm’s clients to select and appoint the next generation of higher education leaders."
Alistair Clark can be contacted at alistair.clark@odgersberndtson.com.
About Odgers Berndtson
For more than 50 years, Odgers Berndtson has delivered executive search, leadership assessment, and development strategies to the world's biggest and best organisations. Odgers Berndtson's 250+ partners cover more than 50 sectors and operate out of more than 30 countries. The firm’s Global Education Practice partners with universities around the world to help them appoint outstanding leaders, with an industry-leading and specialist team of education consultants.