Executive Search Firm Series: K-12

Engage in conversations with USC Rossier alumni working at search firms! Search firms have often been utilized to assist institutions in hiring executive positions. More and more we are seeing them used for a wider variety of positions. The Executive Search Series is designed to provide insights on what to expect from a search facilitated by a search firm and how to be on the radar of search firms in your sector. The series will feature alumni working at firms representing different segments of education.

Dr. David Verdugo, Leadership Associates
Focus: K-12

David Verdugo has 43 years of experience in education and brings that experience to serve in leading executive searches. He has held positions of superintendent, assistant superintendent, director of secondary education, principal at both elementary and high school levels, as well as teacher and coach. Verdugo served on a number of educational boards and associations, and has received numerous recognitions and accolades, including Association of California Administrators (ACSA) Region XIV Superintendent of the Year, CSULB’s Outstanding Superintendent Leadership Award, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) National Outstanding Educator Award, as well as a 2020 inductee to the USC Rossier School of Education Hall of Fame. Verdugo earned his EdD at USC Rossier.