Tom Murray

Tom Murray is the president of Heidrick & Struggles, a global leadership advisory firm providing executive search, leadership assessment and development, organisation and team effectiveness, and culture shaping services. He leads executive search and has operational responsibility for On-Demand Talent, Heidrick Consulting, and Go-to-Market. He is a member of the global management committee, reporting to the CEO.

Since joining the company as a partner in 2018, Murray has held numerous leadership roles, most recently as the global managing partner of executive search and, before that, the global managing partner of the Technology & Services Practices. He has advised CEOs and boards on building future-focused leadership teams across an extensive client portfolio spanning all industries, bringing the full suite of Heidrick & Struggles services to clients worldwide.

Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Murray was a human resources executive with extensive experience in HR, talent management, and talent attraction. Notably, he was the first chief talent officer for Dell Technologies, where he led in-market and global HR and talent teams, driving cross-collaboration, leadership development, and succession planning initiatives. Before that, he was chief talent officer for EMC, which merged with Dell in 2016, making it the world’s largest privately-controlled tech company at the time.