Elmer Velasquez

Elmer Velasquez is a partner at Heidrick & Struggles’ New York office and a managing partner of global strategic accounts.
He is a member of the global Technology & Services, Private Equity, Venture Capital & Disruptive Innovators, and the CEO & Board of Directors practices.
Elmer specializes in senior-level leadership search assignments across a variety of sectors including professional services, consulting and advisory, IT services and outsourcing, enterprise software, hardware and systems, and business services.
He has served leading global organizations, both public and private, as well as several of the top firms in private equity and venture capital and completed successful senior-level searches for chief executive officers, chief operating officers, division general managers, chief strategy officers, global practice leaders, sales and business development leaders, and senior consulting partners.
Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Elmer served as the head of human resources and corporate services for Indra Sistemas in Asia.
Indra is a global technology solutions and services company based in Spain.
He also served as the firm's practice leader for strategy and HR consulting in the region.
Columbia Business School, MBA Ateneo de Manila University, Bachelor's Degree