Ivan Perry and Peter Gillin Join Diversified Search

Ivan Perry, an executive consultant at two national search firms and also a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran, and Peter Gillin, a search consultant with deep experience in the private education sector, have joined Diversified Search as managing directors, effective this month. “Ivan and Peter are very different leaders with very similar skills,” said Diversified President and CEO Dale E. Jones. “They are both tenacious and affable, smart and tactical, and both bring tremendous energy and intellect to Diversified Search.”

Perry will be based in Diversified’s Washington, D.C., office; Gillin will operate from Diversified’s headquarters in Philadelphia.

Jones also took the opportunity to announce the promotion of Lorena Keough, a seasoned search professional who has served as a managing director in the firm’s Miami office since 2009, as the new leader of the firm’s Supply Chain Management practice. Keough replaces Cheryl d’Cruz-Young, who has left the firm.

Jones also took the opportunity to announce the promotion of Lorena Keough, a seasoned search professional who has served as a managing director in the firm’s Miami office since 2009, as the new leader of the firm’s Supply Chain Management practice. Keough replaces Cheryl d’Cruz-Young, who has left the firm.

Perry was most recently a partner with Hanold Associates, an Evanston, Illinois-based search firm focused on Human Resources executives. Prior to that, he served as an executive recruiter at Heidrick & Struggles, primarily working to recruit and place CEOs, board members, and C-Suite executives in the Industrial and Finance arenas. Before embarking on a career in search, Perry was a captain in the U.S. Air Force trained in both intelligence and acquisitions program management; he did three tours in Afghanistan. He currently serves on the board of directors of The Soldiers Project, a national nonprofit that supports post-9/11 veterans and their families by providing access to free psychotherapy. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with a bachelor of science degree in management, he recently completed his master of science degree in communication at Northwestern. Perry will work primarily in Diversified’s Life Sciences, Industrial, and Education, Nonprofit, and Arts and Culture practices.