Yale School of Management - Alumni Leaders

"The Yale SOM experience, now a fond if somewhat distant memory, has had many subtle - and some not so subtle - influences on my professional life. Whether the result of relationships established, or specific skills learned or honed there, it was a time in my life that has proven to be of great positive consequence."

As managing director and head of Global Board Services, Mr. King has overall responsibility for board of director assignments and corporate governance consulting, further strengthening and expanding Korn/Ferry services to clients at the most - senior levels.

Mr. King comes to Korn/Ferry from Nordeman Grimm, Inc., where he established that firm's board practice. He has successfully recruited directors for many of the top companies in the U.S., including Aetna, Chrysler, ExxonMobil, Goodyear, Lehman Brothers, NCR, Nordstrom, Southern Company, and numerous others, and is particularly well known for his ability to identify and recruit diversity candidates for board service. A frequent speaker on the governance circuit, he has addressed audiences in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.

Earlier, Mr. King was the managing director of Donaldson Enterprises, a New York-based private equity firm founded by William H. Donaldson.

A graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy with a BS in electrical engineering, Mr. King earned his MBA in finance from the Yale School of Management. Mr. King served as an officer in the United States Coast Guard, holding a variety of high visibility command and staff assignments, including duty as military aide to Vice President George Bush.