Guido LaPorta is Managing Partner of the Philadelphia office at Heidrick & Struggles in Philadelphia, United States, a role he has held since March 2026, and he also serves as Partner in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice since 2016, focusing on executive search and C-suite recruitment for healthcare services, medical groups, managed care, healthcare IT, and related sectors, working with private equity-backed, founder-led, public, and non-profit organizations. Prior to this he served as In House Counsel at Housing & Redevelopment Insurance Exchange (HARIE) and Excalibur Insurance from 2013 to 2016, where he managed insurance defense litigation and legal operations for governmental entities across Pennsylvania. Earlier he worked in orthopedic medical device sales from 2009 to 2011 at Advanced Surgical Inc./Propel Orthopedics, supporting surgical device sales and clinical training for orthopedic and podiatric procedures. He began his career in sales before transitioning into law and executive search. He holds a Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law