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Professional Profile Julian is a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles, the Global Executive Search and Leadership Consulting firm. He leads the firm's Global Government Affairs and Trade Associations Practices from Washington, D.C. Julian places Board Members, CEOs and senior-level executive talent into Public and Private Multinational Companies, Associations and Social Enterprise Organizations. Background Prior to executive search, Julian advised American, European and Asian companies from a legal, banking, venture capital and operational perspective. Julian trained as a corporate lawyer and has practiced in New York, Washington DC, London, Singapore and Shanghai. As a lawyer for Paul Weiss; Baker & McKenzie; and Linklaters, he advised multinational corporations on their IPOs, private equity investments and cross-border M&A transactions. Julian has also served as Executive Vice President with DDL, a London-based venture capital fund, where he was responsible for portfolio management. Julian's operational experience was derived from being Director of European Business Development for CapitalKey Advisors and Capital IQ, a corporate finance boutique and private equity research firm which was successfully acquired by McGraw-Hill. Julian was also a Director in the Corporate Finance group of Evolution Securities China Limited, an investment bank with offices in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Board and Other Memberships Julian has served on Boards of Public, Private, and Non-Profit organizations. He served on the Board of China Recycling Energy Corp. (CREG), a NASDAQ-traded company where he chaired CREG’s Compensation Committee. Julian has also served as a Board Member of Propulsys, a privately-held, precision manufacturing company with operations in the US, Germany and China. He is currently a Board Member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants, the Public Affairs Council, US-ASEAN Business Council and the National Association of Corporate Directors (DC Chapter).
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Global Head - Legal, Risk, Compliance & Government Affairs Practice
Heidrick & Struggles
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May 2023 - Present
Washington, DC
Partner
Heidrick & Struggles
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Oct 2006 - Present
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Chair - Board of Directors
AESC
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Jan 2018 - Present
New York, NY
Senior Advisor
Applecart
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Sep 2022 - Present
New York, New York, United States
Executive Committee Member
K Street Capital
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Jan 2016 - Present
Washington, DC
Member
The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
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Jan 2017 - Present
Washington, DC
Board Director
Propulsys
Jun 2014 - Sep 2016
Hopkinsville, KY
Board Director
Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Greater Washington
Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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