Fawad Bajwa is a Managing Director and Partner at Russell Reynolds Associates, where he serves as a global authority on the intersection of disruptive technology and leadership. He holds dual leadership roles as the Global Practice Leader for AI, Data & Analytics and the Global Practice Leader for Operations Transformation. Based between New York and Toronto, Fawad advises boards, CEOs, and private equity investors on high-stakes leadership and succession decisions, specifically helping them navigate "moments of transformation" where technology and human capital collide. Fawad’s professional journey is defined by a rare progression from technical engineering to global management consulting and executive advisory. He began his career in Robotics Engineering at ExxonMobil (Imperial Oil) before spending a decade as a strategy and operations consultant at Kearney and Deloitte. In these roles, he advised leadership teams across North America, Europe, and Asia on scaling technology and operational overhauls. This foundational "technical depth" allows him to uniquely assess a leader's ability to drive AI-led change and digital scale—a perspective that has been featured in the Financial Times, Forbes, and CIO. An advocate for human-centered design and organizational performance, Fawad brings an analytical rigor to the search process. He is the Co-Founder and former COO of GroupThinQ Solutions, giving him first-hand experience in the challenges of scaling a technology startup. His counsel is sought by organizations facing shifts in global regulation and disruptive tech, where the core question is not just what needs to change, but who possesses the behavioral traits to deliver that change. Fawad earned his MBA from INSEAD (France and Singapore), where he was elected as a student representative. He was educated in Mechatronics and Human-Centered Design at the University of Toronto and holds top honors in International Advanced Levels from the University of Cambridge. By blending engineering logic with global business strategy, Fawad helps the world’s most influential organizations build transformational leadership teams capable of meeting the demands of a digital and increasingly complex economic landscape.