Burke St. John

Vice-chairman, global head of financial services, CTPartners

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Company Info: CTPartners

Web site: www.ctnet.com

Address: 166 Ave. of the Americas, New York, N.Y., 10036

Phone: 212-588-3515

E-mail: bstjohn@ctnet.com

Advice: Accomplish something, prove you can do it consistently, and then move on to a new challenge.

Qualities sought in emerging leaders: The passion and will to lead

Sector specialization: Investment banking, capital markets, alternative investments, financial services

Job function specialization: C-suite, division/business unit heads, managing directors

Geographical Focus: Global

Companies I often recruit for: JPMorgan Chase; Royal Bank of Scotland; Calyon; KeyCorp

Favorite historical figure: Benjamin Franklin

Education: Harvard Univ., AB, History, 1980

Languages: English

Employment history: Harvard Club of New York City

Other interests: Coaching youth and teenage baseball and American football

Professional/Membership Affiliations:

Experience in executive search consulting: 20 years

High Profile Placement: Duncan Goldie-Morrison, CEO Calyon, Americas, 2007 (with my partner Diane Segalen)

Other paths I might have pursued: Coach and teacher

The global business trend that will most influence corporate performance in the future: Having the right human capital to compete and win in a free-market global economy.