162: The Executive Search Inside Scoop - with Lauren McCaghren, Senior Executive Search Consultant, Greenwood/Asher & Associates, LLC

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we have the honor of speaking with Lauren McCaghren, Senior Executive Search Consultant, Greenwood/Asher & Associates, LLC!  Lauren give us the inside scoop on how search consultants work with candidates, and what search committees are looking for in the university leader of the future (post-covid).  Though job movement slowed in the first part of 2020, the second part of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 has brought lots of activity.  Lauren's passion for executive search shines through and, as you will hear, we accomplish (what we think) is a first in the higher ed podcast world.  Lauren is an amazing person and we are glad she is out there working to help higher ed professionals.

Lauren McCaghren brings fourteen years of experience in higher education to her work as a senior executive search consultant for G/A&A. Prior to joining G/A&A, Lauren served in advancement roles at University of Mobile, Samford University, Catholic University of America and George Washington University. Lauren has a broad background in advancement, including work with alumni relations, annual giving, stewardship and volunteer management. She has also served in roles outside advancement, including serving as an adjunct faculty member and alumni director in a law school. Lauren uses her broad experience and connections in higher education to identify uniquely qualified individuals and ensure successful search closures within a range of leadership levels. 

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