Carley Davenport Appointed Partner

Isaacson, Miller is pleased to announce the promotion of Carley Davenport to Partner. Since joining the firm in 2019, Carley has developed a broad executive search practice spanning higher education, healthcare, and the nonprofit sector, recruiting leaders across a wide range of academic, functional, and clinical roles. 

“Carley has been an outstanding colleague whose leadership and mentorship have had a profound impact across the firm,” said Ericka Miller, President and CEO of Isaacson, Miller. “Her successful track record leading complex searches and commitment to exceptional client service have distinguished her work, and we are excited to recognize her contributions with this well-deserved promotion.”

Carley’s higher education work includes searches for institutions across the University of California system, as well as Arizona State University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Washington. Her academic medicine experience includes leadership searches for UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, Fielding School of Public Health, and Joe C. Wendl School of Nursing; the Keck School of Medicine at USC; UC San Diego; Indiana University; and Arizona State University. She has also partnered with nonprofit healthcare organizations including the California Primary Care Association, Health Access California, the Inland Empire Health Plan Foundation, and MLK Community Healthcare.

Before joining Isaacson, Miller, Carley served as Assistant Director of Employer Relations at Columbia University’s Center for Career Education and worked at The Posse Foundation, where she managed career and alumni programming for the organization’s national office in New York City. Earlier in her career, she worked in development at a PreK–12 independent school.

Carley holds a BA from Macalester College and an MA from Stanford University.