Tom Long

Managing Partner

Email: tlong@tomlongconsulting.com
Office: 416-548-9740
Cell: 416-902-5833
Linkedin: Tom Long

While much of the executive search industry has gravitated to emphasizing deep sectoral or functional expertise and proprietary global networks, Tom believes that, in selecting senior most corporate leadership, what matters most to the success of a project is gaining a deep, nuanced understanding of the business objectives in making an appointment and making an uncompromising commitment to ensuring a superior, enduring fit.  The new, global digital world has dramatically enhanced our ability to swiftly and accurately pinpoint relevant pools of talent.  Winning the race to engage and secure that talent has increasingly become the critical success factor.

In 1990, Tom joined Egon Zehnder as it entered the Canadian market.  Consistent with Dr. Zehnder’s philosophy, Tom was trained as a resolute generalist.  In his 17 years with the firm, he played a central role in establishing the firm as a Canadian market leader in senior executive and board of director search.  During the early 2000s, Tom also spent three years as a partner with Monitor Company active in both its strategy and private equity work.  During the past five years, Tom joined Russell Reynolds Associates as a partner focusing his work in the global CEO and board practice.

For over thirty years, Tom has successfully led board and senior executive mandates across a broad range of sectors including financial services, retail, media, consumer products, telecommunications, mining, industrial manufacturing, power, natural resources and healthcare.  He is also experienced in assisting public policy driven and not-for-profit clients in meeting their top talent requirements.

Since the mid-1990s, Tom served as a trustee and director of the University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children and Sick Kids Foundation (the latter as Vice Chair).  He has also been actively involved in provincial and federal politics, including chairing successful provincial campaigns and the founding convention for a new national political party.

Tom is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law.