Based in Chicago, Chris DeRose is a member of Spencer Stuart’s Leadership Advisory Services and has 25 years of experience as a strategic leadership consultant. Chris has helped business leaders across a range of industries improve the growth and profitability of their organizations and develop the next generation of leadership. He has designed and led leadership development and assessment programs for clients that have been instrumental in identifying next-generation talent and CEO succession candidates. Chris has consulted with some of the largest Fortune 500 firms, while also assisting fast-growth, entrepreneurial companies and large nonprofit and government organizations.

Chris previously taught leadership development courses in executive education at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and graduate students in the Masters of Human Resources program at the University of Connecticut. He earned his BA of Political Science and an MBA from the University of Michigan.