Chairman of Spencer Stuart U.S., Tom Neff is based in New York and has been with the firm since 1976. He managed the worldwide firm from 1979 to 1987. His consulting practice focuses on CEO and board of director consulting and searches. He has conducted more than 150 CEO and more than 350 board searches. He founded the Board Services Practice in the U.S. as well as the firm's U.S. advisory board of prominent CEOs. He previously served as leader of the firm's professional practices committee for 10 years.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, he was a principal with Booz Allen & Hamilton in executive search. Previously, he was the CEO of an information systems company and held a senior marketing position with TWA. Earlier, he was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York and Australia.
Tom serves on the board of directors of ACE Limited, a $13 billion Bermuda-based insurance company; Hewitt Associates, a $3 billion HR consulting and outsourcing company; and the Lord Abbett mutual funds with assets in excess of $100 billion. He previously served on the board of Macmillan and Exult until they were acquired. He also serves as a trustee emeritus of Lafayette College and previously served as chairman of the board of the Brunswick School.
Tom has an M.B.A. from Lehigh University, a B.S. degree in industrial engineering from Lafayette College, and served as an officer and aide de camp in the U.S. Army.