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Joanna Cook

Managing Associate

Joanna Cook

Since joining Isaacson, Miller in 2016, Joanna has worked on a variety of recruitments for operational and technology leadership at organizations across higher education and healthcare, including Harvard University, Museum of Science Boston, the American Society for Clinical Oncology, Trinity College, and New England Conservatory, among others. She has also recruited STEM leaders across many deanships and chair roles including at Washington University School of Medicine, Tulane University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and University of Massachusetts Amherst. Notably, she has completed searches for leadership of organizations with complex governance structures and active external stakeholders, including the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Previously, Joanna focused on public and nonprofit management at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Her commitment to growing diversity within executive leadership is fueled by her belief that organizations benefit from leaders with a range of experiences, cultures, and perspectives.