Angela Gardner

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Angela has over 25 years’ experience leading business transformation through executive search and talent acquisition and is expert in advising businesses on the right, diverse, talent strategy. 

Angela joined Heidrick & Struggles from Yahoo where she oversaw global executive recruiting.

Earlier in her career, Angela was senior vice president at Fox Entertainment Group, establishing the first in-house talent function. At Fox, she applied the principles of executive search to talent acquisition, and led a team that serviced an organization of approximately 9000 employees. In addition, she spearheaded talent strategy for the acquisition of MySpace and the formation of Fox Interactive Media, Hulu.com, and a number of new cable channels.

Angela began her career in London with boutique search firms before joining Heidrick & Struggles’ London office. She transferred to Los Angeles in 2000 to build the firm’s consumer and entertainment-related business in Southern California.

Angela graduated with a degree in psychology from University College of North Wales, which also awarded her an Honorary Fellowship in 2019.