With more than 35 years of experience in executive and board recruiting including 24 years with Korn/Ferry International in the U.S. and Japan as a partner/shareholder, Andy Knox has executed senior-level client work in the U.S. and internationally, including Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. He has worked extensively across industry sectors and functional disciplines, including financial services, consumer products and services, technology, professional services, sports and entertainment.

Knox founded Chelsea Partners in January 2015 to provide a diverse client base with a range of human capital advisory services across industry sectors, functions and geographies, including executive and board recruiting; management assessment and development; CEO succession; globalization; executive coaching; and corporate governance consulting. Chelsea Partners is a member of Global Board Advisors (www.gba-globalboardadvisors.com), a group of boutique firms in major markets of the world.

Knox joined Korn/Ferry International in 1985 from Russell Reynolds Associates. In addition to his client responsibilities with the Firm, Andy held a number of management and leadership roles, including terms on the Operating Committee, management of the Los Angeles Office, and the development and leadership of the partner-led committee responsible for setting the standards and evaluation of recruiting professionals globally for promotion. Working from a base in Tokyo initially, Andy was responsible for Korn/Ferry’s activities in Japan and Korea through late 1990. He has worked extensively throughout Asia/Pacific during and since that time from a base in Los Angeles.

Knox is a Director and Vice Chair of United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of the Asia Society/Southern California Center, and a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, Lincoln Club and National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Knox also serves as an officer and on the Executive Committees and Boards of the Los Angeles Sports Council and Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. Knox played a leading role in the planning and operational management of the aquatic competitions for both the 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1988 (Seoul) Olympic Summer Games.

Knox earned an MBA from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from UCLA.