Mary brings over 25 years of expertise in C-Suite executive search and senior-level advisory roles, specializing in Board and CEO leadership assignments. Her career highlights include senior roles at Heidrick & Struggles in New York City, where she led challenging initiatives within the Financial Services Team. At Bialecki and Whitehead Mann, she served as Head of Operations and Director of Research. As CEO of Schmeltzer Consulting, Mary directed numerous consulting projects over a decade, focusing on new business startups, M&A due diligence, operational efficiency, corporate reorganization, and talent recruitment. She successfully managed over 170 client engagements, strengthening relationships with global corporations and financial institutions across industries like Consumer, Pharma, Biotech, Industrial, Real Estate, and TMT. Mary’s financial services expertise spans investment and corporate banking, private equity, asset management, and wealth management. She has collaborated extensively with boutique and middle-market firms, family offices, regional banks, private equity, hedge funds, and investment management companies.

Strengths and Attributes

• Exceptional Industry Knowledge and Interviewing Skills

• Charismatic Client Relationships and Service

• Fierce Negotiation Skills and Assessment Methodology

• Candidate Triage and Forensic Investigative Skills

• Problem Solving Growth Mindset