Brad Pugh

Brad helps CEOs, CHROs and Boards ensure they have the talent needed to capitalize on current and future opportunities.

Brad Pugh works closely with clients across industries and sectors to hire and develop leading human resources officers. Brad leads the Atlanta office for Russell Reynolds Associates where he is a senior member of the Corporate Officers Sector & HR Officers Practice. During his career, Brad has successfully completed searches for human capital leaders at Fortune 50, private equity-backed and family-owned companies. While he works in all industries, Brad has expertise in software, consumer goods, healthcare, financial services, insurance and private equity.

Before joining Russell Reynolds, Brad was the leader of Human Resource 50, a private community of C-suite executives from Fortune 500 companies, where he facilitated peer-to-peer learning and moderated conversations with world class leaders. He also created the CHRO succession development programs, Next HR50 and HR50x. Previously, Brad worked at CEB as an executive advisor to HR executives from Fortune 500 companies in the US and Asia. He began his career at Oracle.

“It’s human capital—not human costs. In finance, capital is a relatively finite and valuable resource that can be strategically invested for specific returns. Human capital is the same.”

Brad received his BS in business and a minor in computer science from Wake Forest University.
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Areas of Expertise

Board and CEO Advisory Consumer Products Customer Activation and Growth Executive Search Human Resources Officers Operations and Supply Chain Officers Retail and Luxury

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