RSR Partners, an executive search and leadership consulting firm, announced the appointment of Nick Risom as chief operating officer. In this capacity, Mr. Risom will operationalize the firm’s strategy, manage its global infrastructure, and oversee administrative functions. He joins RSR Partners from Alliant Insurance Services, where he advised clients on mitigating corporate and personal risk and provided employee benefits solutions to multinational corporations, private companies, and family offices. He will be based in the firm’s Greenwich office.
“As corporate governance challenges abound, I am thrilled to join the RSR Partners team to help drive the firm’s boardroom and C-suite strategies,” Risom said. “And I look forward to not only working with my new colleagues to further our competitive advantage in the marketplace, but also enabling our industry and functional practices to better serve their clients.”
Earlier in his career, Mr. Risom served as a vice president at both Marsh and Kroll. Prior, he created marketing and sales and strategies for new products and technologies and managed strategic partnerships for Duracell. He is a graduate of Lake Forest College in Chicago, Ill. and has an MBA from Columbia University in New York.
