David Merwin

Managing Partner

David serves as a Managing Partner in the firm’s Boston office where he conducts senior level searches in the professional & business services, advanced technology, healthcare technology, and private equity sectors. With over 25 years of executive search experience, David specializes in recruiting key functional and industry talent that provide critical leadership to their new organizations.

David Merwin

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Experience

Focusing on C-suite talent and their organizations, David’s work includes core functions such as sales, marketing, engineering, IT, and general management. As a member of the Advanced Technology and Professional & Business Services practices at DHR, he recruits executives for clients across multiple industries including TMT, BFSI, retail/consumer, and life sciences. David conducts searches for both rapidly-growing PE-backed companies and established firms, placing executives at multiple levels, including practice and geography leaders. His client base includes companies delivering IT services, such as outsourcing, BPO, managed services, and consulting.

Prior to joining DHR, David was a Partner at a leading national executive search firm where he was a founding member of practices focused on serving technology, services and life sciences industries. His clients included Fortune 1000 companies in networking, software, cloud, infrastructure and storage.

David’s corporate career includes roles in sales and sales management with several companies including Newell Rubbermaid. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, David earned his Master of Business Administration from Butler University.

Business & Professional Services

The business and professional services industry has evolved and transformed into a highly competitive environment. Our executive search consultants have deep industry experience and many have had careers with top-tier services firms. As a result, they provide an in-depth understanding of the culture, leadership style, structure and challenges of these firms.
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Technology

Whether your company is driven by technology or gains a competitive advantage through its application, the decision to find new talent is paramount to your company’s growth and performance.
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Digital Transformation

The pace of change and innovation in technology and digital business strategies will only continue to accelerate. DHR helps leading companies transform their digital capability by recruiting and developing executives who are digital-savvy change agents.
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