Biography

Ron E. Lumbra

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in 2014, re-elected in December 2019 to fill a vacated term of a fellow Trustee, and re-elected in October 2021 for an additional six-year term. Term expires in March 2028. Born in St. Albans, Vermont. Educated at UVM, BS, 1983; and MBA, Harvard University, 1988. Ron Lumbra is a partner in the CEO & Board Practice of Heidrick & Struggles and based in New York. Previously, Ron was managing partner of the firm’s Centers of Excellence and the Americas region. Ron has 25 years of executive search and succession consulting experience and an extensive track record of recruiting board directors and chief executive officers to a broad variety of clients. He has deep expertise advising on corporate governance matters and recruiting diverse talent to build corporate boards of directors. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Ron spent 17 years with a global search firm where he was managing director and co-leader of the Americas CEO and board services practice. There, he served in various leadership roles, including co-head of the firm’s Americas operations and head of both the New York and Houston offices. Ron serves as a Board Director at CCS Fundraising. Ron previously served as board Chairman of KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to creating playspaces for children. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. Married to Mitzi Lumbra; two adult children, Casi and Evan.