Longtime recruiter Debra Brown has retired from her position at Russell Reynolds Associates after celebrating her twenty-fifth anniversary at the firm.  

Brown has been with the consulting firm since 1996, most recently working as a managing director for its asset and wealth management recruiting business. She is known within the allocator community as one of the top recruiters for chief investment officer talent.  

Brown said via email that she has worked through a transition plan with her team over the past 12 to 18 months and is “confident and optimistic that our team will not miss a beat!” Her retirement went into effect on July 30.  

Brown began her career in the finance industry at American Express as a financial analyst after obtaining her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.  

After three years with that firm, she moved to Goldman Sachs, where she worked as a financial analyst for another three years. She then joined a boutique search consultancy before landing at Russell Reynolds.  

During her time at the firm, she completed searches for board directors, chief executive officers, chief investment officers, directors of research, chief strategists, portfolio managers, and senior sector analysts, according to Russell Reynolds’ website.