Andrew R. Zaleta
Advisory Board Member

Andy Zaleta is a Partner in the Wellesley office of Battalia Winston International. He has more than 20 years of search experience and specializes in advanced technology executive and board of director search assignments. The majority of Mr. Zaleta's search assignments focus on CEO/President, board of director and advisory board assignments for a range of multi-million dollar through emerging (pre and post IPO) companies, as well as start-up companies.

Before joining Battalia Winston International, Mr. Zaleta was Managing Partner at Cornell International. Prior to Battalia he was Managing Director at Korn/Ferry International's Boston office and opened the Boston office for A.T. Kearney Executive Search. As Vice President and Office Managing Director at A.T. Kearney, he focused on senior-level engagements in all functional areas for a wide variety of clients ranging from start-up ventures to Fortune 1000 companies. He conducted numerous assignments for high technology companies as they were increasing staff to achieve substantially greater growth and/or preparing to go public.

Mr. Zaleta's search experience includes six years with another major global search firm, as well as ten years in his own firm with three other partners. He started his search career in Korn/Ferry International's Chicago office.

Upon graduation from college, Mr. Zaleta was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency where he worked in the Directorate of Operations and the Directorate of Intelligence. He also served in the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. Zaleta earned a B.A. in Economics from Nasson College. He is currently a member of the advisory board of RCG and College of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His other professional affiliations include membership on the board of directors of Clark/Bardes (CBC); Compensation Resource Group, VASCO (VDSI); Trustee of the Sherwood Conservatory of Music; Commissioner, 1995 Blue Ribbon Commission on Director Compensation, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD); Commissioner, 1994 Blue Ribbon Commission on Performance Evaluation of CEOs, Boards and Directors, NACD; Co-Chairman of the Board, MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago; and Member, Professional Advisory Council, American Accounting Association.

Mr. Zaleta has spoken before the Harvard Business School's Marketing Club, University of Massachusetts Senior Executive Forum, MIT Sloan School of Management, Mass High Tech Pulse Technology Association, as well as a number of informal forums on leadership, recruitment and retention and corporate governance issues.