Julie Daum

Board of Visitors

Julie Daum
Practice Leader, North American Board Services
Spencer Stuart

Julie Daum, ’76, is the practice leader for the North American Board Services Practice of Spencer Stuart, the leading executive search firm in the boardroom. She earned her MBA in corporate finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Daum began her career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles. She is the practice leader for the North American Board Services Practice of Spencer Stuart, the leading executive search firm in the boardroom. Ms Daum consults with corporate boards, working with companies of all sizes from the Fortune 10 to pre-IPO companies. Recent assignments include recruiting all of the outside directors to the Accenture board for the IPO and continued work with companies such as Charles Schwab, General Mills, eBay and The New York Times to recruit individual directors. Ms Daum is also involved in the organization of the Northwestern Conference on Corporate Governance and the Wharton/Spencer Stuart Directors’ Institute. She is a judge for the annual Wharton Board Excellence Award, and is a frequent writer and speaker on governance topics. She recently has been quoted in The New York Times, Financial Times, Business Week, Time Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Ms. Daum was the executive director of the Corporate Board Resource at Catalyst. She managed all board of directors’ activities and worked with companies to identify qualified women for their boards.