Gene Spence

Bio

Gene L. Spence is a founding Partner of Spence Associates International, Inc., headquartered in New York, a global Senior Executive level search firm founded in 2000. A visionary proponent of technology since 1984, he co-founded Heidrick & Struggles' International Technology practice. Spence served as Managing Director of H & S' Menlo Park, California practice from 1989 to 1991. For the last six years, he has conducted search assignments from the New York office. Conducting searches in the Technology, E-Business/Commerce, Industrial, International and Services sectors, Spence has cultivated a unique global perspective. Coupled with his 16 years of corporate experience at General Electric and Applied Materials, an international multi-billion dollar semiconductor equipment supplier, Spence draws on a global contact network stretching from Asia, the US and Europe. Among his affiliations, Spence serves on the Business Advisory Committee of the Business Council for the United Nations, and was an advisor to the New York City Investment Fund, chaired by Henry R. Kravis. Spence received his Bachelor's degree with honors from Clemson University and Master's degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.