THE ALEXANDER GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Business Leader and Expert
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Consultant in the Alexander Group 's Houston
Dr. Allison Robinson is a consultant in The Alexander Group's Houston office, utilizing her years of research, communication and programmatic management experience in higher education to identify top-tier talent for our clients. She has a strong connection to the not-for-profit sector and has identified CEOs for local and national organizations.
Prior to joining The Alexander Group, Dr. Robinson served as an adjunct professor at University of Houston and Concordia University Texas.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Managing Director
Amanda Brady, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, has 30 years of legal industry experience, including 20 years as a leading executive search consultant serving Am Law 100 law firms and major corporations. In addition to recruiting C-suite executives and board members, Ms. Brady also provides clients with market trend and operational intelligence. Her broad expertise encompasses all business services, including finance, marketing, business development, talent management, and diversity and inclusion. As COO, Ms. Brady manages The Alexander Group's business operations and serves on the firm's Executive Committee.
Ms. Brady joined The Alexander Group in 2004 and held positions of increasing responsibility until 2014. From 2014 to 2019, she served as Global Practice Leader of Major, Lindsey & Africa's Law Firm Management Practice and as Managing Partner of MLA's Houston office, and then as Chief Operating Officer of a national consumer defense law firm. She returned to TAG in 2021.
Ms. Brady was elected a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management in 2017 and was named one of Lawdragon's "100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists" for 2016 - 2019. She holds a Yellow Belt in Legal Lean Sigma® and serves as a Scholar in Residence of the Legal Lean Sigma Institute's PI, PM, and P+ Ecosystem™ certification programs.
Anthony Ott has more than 10 years of recruiting experience, ranging in industries from architecture & engineering, financial services, and public relations. As a member of the San Diego office, he now focuses on finance, human resources, and marketing for the legal and life science industries.
Mr. Ott has also worked in-house as a recruiter for Northwestern Mutual and previously ran operations for a creative agency in Chicago, that specialized in the hospitality industry. When he is not busy identifying top talent for our clients, he can be found coaching high school basketball, where he has successfully assisted over 20 players in receiving full athletic scholarships to some of the nation's top universities.
Beth Ehrgott, who heads our global life sciences practice, brings more than 30 years of national and global business development and executive search expertise to The Alexander Group. She has conducted searches for top research and development, medical, commercial, finance, business development, tech ops, information technology, legal, compliance, diversity & inclusion, and human resources talent for Fortune 500 companies, as well as for emerging growth clients, across all industries including pharmaceutical, generics, biotech, medical device, consumer package goods, manufacturing, non-profit, retail, investment banking, financial services and professional services consulting firms.
Prior to joining The Alexander Group, Ms. Ehrgott was Head of Talent Acquisition for Europe & ROW as well as Head of Global Talent Acquisition Projects for Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics. Ms. Ehrgott was tapped by this newly formed division of Novartis not only for her consultative approach to executive search but also for her proven track record to achieve the "slightly impossible".
Previously, Ms. Ehrgott was cofounder and Partner of a national interim staffing firm that focused on high-level human resources professionals for a Fortune 500 client base. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Lehigh University and a former classical ballet dancer.
David P. Hallahan leads Alexander Team Capital, the international division of The Alexander Group. He advises clients on their talent and leadership across multiple industries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, North America and Latin America. He has conducted searches at the CEO, Vice President and Managing Director levels for major corporate clients as well as emerging companies, and he has led high-profile searches for chairmen and non-executive board members.
Prior to founding Alexander Team Capital, Mr. Hallahan was founder and Senior Vice President of ASE, an international search firm focusing on technology and industrial clients. Before this, he was a senior consultant to public and private global companies focused on executive strategy and leadership.
Jane S. Howze - Founder, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Managing Director
- Office Managing Director
Jane Howze, a founder and one of the principals of The Alexander Group, has more than 30 years of experience in executive search. She has successfully recruited executives worldwide in every industry and for every leadership position. Ms. Howze leads The Alexander Group's board searches and diversity practice, and our clients look to her as a valued, pragmatic business advisor. She is a certified Personalysis trainer, sharing her expertise in this innovative assessment tool to help clients build stronger teams. Ms. Howze is also a regular columnist for Paper City and the author of "Best Practices for Executive Search Firms" for the "Inside the Minds" book series, and she is frequently quoted in major national publications.
Prior to founding The Alexander Group, Ms. Howze recruited for Korn Ferry. She began her career as a commercial loan officer for a leading Texas bank, practiced business law with a Houston law firm, and served as Associate General Counsel for a California-based, multi-national financial institution. She is a member of the State Bars of California and Texas.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Managing Director
Jean Lenzner is a veteran of the executive search industry with more than 30 years of experience in recruiting, professional development, training, diversity and retention. Despite her wide-ranging business expertise, she remains an enthusiastic lifelong learner, always excited to embrace new ideas and approaches to meet the unique requirements that every search and project entails.
Prior to returning to The Alexander Group-which she co-founded and where she served as partner for 10 years-Ms. Lenzner was director of professional resources for Bracewell LLP, where she oversaw recruiting and retention for the 400-attorney global law firm. Previously, she was the director of experienced recruiting for Arthur Andersen LLP.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Office Managing Director
John Lamar is one of two principals of The Alexander Group and serves as head of the firm's Professional Services Practice. As a leading recruiter for consulting and Am Law 100 firms, he is internationally recognized for his proficiency with C-suite fit: recruiting management executives with the skills and cultural alignment to successfully lead various administrative, operational and strategic roles. His functional expertise encompasses finance, operations, information technology and security, practice management, knowledge management, business development and marketing, talent management, recruiting, and diversity & inclusion.
Based in San Francisco, Mr. Lamar divides his time primarily between major markets on both U.S. coasts, plus London, balancing the needs of each executive search with personal attention to the development and maintenance of his long-term client partnerships. Mr. Lamar's diverse experience extends beyond his professional services practice; he has recruited leaders for clients in both the public and private sectors, ranging from emerging growth businesses to Fortune 100 corporations.
Prior to joining The Alexander Group in 1993, Mr. Lamar served as a senior consultant with the Financial Advisory Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York and Houston, and he was an investment banker with the New York office of a Hong Kong-based merchant banking firm.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Alex & Red
John Mann is the Managing Director of Alex & Red, a sister firm to The Alexander Group that conducts mid- to senior-management searches for major organizations and C-level searches for startup and middle-market enterprises. He has recruited for public and private clients across the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific, including Fortune 500 corporations, startups, professional services firms and not-for-profit organizations.
Mr. Mann's experience includes serving as a client account manager for Bowne, a New York Stock Exchange financial, marketing and business communications services company, where he assisted Fortune 100 clients in the development of equity and debt offerings, regulatory filings and other shareholder and compliance materials.
Kyle Robinson leads a team of researchers at The Alexander Group to identify and evaluate high-potential candidates for our clients. He has extensive research experience in the executive search industry and has worked on assignments for senior finance, marketing, communications, human resources and business development roles.
Prior to his transition into executive search, Mr. Robinson worked as a research and prospect manager in the not-for-profit sector, gaining expertise in designing and implementing prospect management systems for development departments in health care and higher education.
Mr. Robinson earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Concordia University Texas and a Master of Arts in Political Science and Government from Texas State University.
Sarah Mitchell has more than 20 years of recruiting experience, the majority of which have been with The Alexander Group. As a member of the San Francisco office, she focuses on legal, marketing, human resources, finance and information technology leadership positions across a broad range of industries, with an emphasis on life sciences, professional services and not-for-profits.
Ms. Mitchell has also worked in-house as a recruiter for Amazon.com in Seattle. When she's not busy finding top talent for our clients' most critical positions, she can be found on a hike in the Berkeley hills with her husband, in a yoga or Pilates studio, or on stage as a theater actor.
Shana DeLeon is a Senior Associate at The Alexander Group. Previously she worked as Associate Director for a national consumer litigation firm where she managed a team of 20+. Prior to attending law school, Ms. DeLeon held sales positions for medical device companies. She earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Florida and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law. Ms. DeLeon is a member of the state bars of Arizona, Florida, Illinois, and Indiana.