Ms. Schmidt brings over 12 years of diverse executive search experience with both US and international firms to accelHRate. In her role as Principal, she focuses on HR and Finance searches for companies in education, ed-tech, consumer, non-profit, technology and industrial industries.
Prior to joining accelHRate, Ms. Schmidt was a Principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ Washington, D.C. office and a member of the Education, Nonprofit and Social Enterprise (ENSE) Practice. Since 2013, she has conducted national and global senior leadership recruitment for private equity-backed education entities, K-12, education technology, traditional and online universities, nonprofit organizations, and prominent international education companies.
Previously, Ms. Schmidt spent ten years living and working in Spain. She joined Heidrick & Struggles in its Madrid, Spain office, executing global, European and national searches in the consumer goods, distribution, pharmaceutical, industrial and automotive sectors. Prior to this, she worked for an international search firm headquartered in Madrid and focused on marketing and executive search in technology, banking and private equity sectors. She began her career in sales, marketing and public relations for the Reebok Sports Club, Madrid.
Ms. Schmidt has an MBA from Schiller International University (Madrid campus) with a concentration in international business and marketing. She graduated cum laude from Mary Washington College (now University of Mary Washington) with a B.A. degree with a double major in international business and Italian studies, both majors she created for the university. She is a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC).
Ms. Schmidt speaks Spanish fluently.
