Don Townsend is an executive search consultant and an executive coach for senior leaders new to their roles. Don has experience in the energy, computer, telecommunications, instrumentation, IT services, financial services, and engineering/construction industries. He has conducted senior leadership and board of director assignments in Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. He is particularly skilled in finding European leadership for US firms and American leadership for the US operations of European firms. In addition to his executive search work, Don assists chairmen and CEOs in recruiting directors for their boards. He has published articles on governance topics in Directors Monthly and Strategy & Leadership. Don was a Vice President at A.T. Kearney, the global management consultancy, from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he held Human Resources positions with Hilti AG, Teradata, and AT&T. During his industry years, Don also held leadership roles in Quality and Marketing. Don has bachelors and masters degrees from The University of Texas at Austin. He lives in Dallas, Texas.