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Roundtable of Executive Search Firms
The ACE
Roundtable of Executive Search Firms was established in 1985 as a means
of addressing the mutual interests of ACE and executive search firms in
the continuing identification of talented leaders for our nation's
colleges and universities. Over the years, the primary aspects of the
relationship between ACE and individual firms have been the exchange of
information related to improving the quality of searches and the
discussion of issues related to higher education search
practice.
Purposes of the
Roundtable
The Roundtable
exists to support ACE in its continuing efforts to improve the quality
of leadership in higher education; to diversify that leadership in terms
of gender, race, and ethnicity; to promote the highest standards in the
process of search and selection; and to educate the higher education
community about search processes with or without the use of consultants.
The Roundtable offers search firms the opportunity to exchange
information and develop relationships that enhance cooperation between
competing firms for the benefit of leadership in higher
education.
Principles
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Subscribe to
the highest standards of integrity and principles of quality, diversity,
equity, and ethical practice.
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Affirm
commitment to conducting equitable searches to foster diversity and the
highest quality of leadership for the educational
community.
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Assist
candidates in understanding the role of the consultant in the search
process.
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Ensure that
client institutions provide search consultants and candidates with all
relevant and current data, including financial information, that is
needed in the search.
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Respect the
confidentiality of clients and candidates and obtain client approval
before sharing information.
Understanding Between ACE and Members of the
ACE Roundtable of Executive Search Firms
ACE established
the Roundtable to support its ongoing efforts to improve the quality of
leadership in higher education, to diversify that leadership in terms of
gender and race, to promote the highest standards in search and
selection, to educate the higher education community about effective
search practice (whether or not consultants are used), and to provide
firms with ongoing information on higher education issues and exchange
information with firms about higher education and search
issues.
Eligibility
The ACE
Roundtable of Executive Search Firms is composed of organizations, both
not-for-profit and for-profit, that specialize in higher education
executive search. Members of the Roundtable, and the consultants who represent
them, serve colleges, universities, and related not-for-profit
institutions and organizations by providing executive search,
recruitment, and related consulting services to assist institutions in
their searches for senior leadership positions.
Summary
ACE seeks to
serve its members—colleges, universities, corporate, and
other—as well as the greater higher education community by
identifying issues, trends, challenges, and concerns that need to be
addressed. With respect to the Roundtable, ACE is principally interested
in improving and diversifying the leadership in higher education, in
improving and enhancing the processes by which leaders are chosen, and
in making the search process more widely understood.
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Members of the Roundtable
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