Mr. McHale is recognized for his superior management of engagements with technology-based companies, which include professional services firms, government system integrators, software and product firms. Mr. McHale has conducted multiple executive search assignments within the public sector technology marketplace, encompassing many functions of the executive suite with a concentration on CEO/general management, sales and marketing, as well as technology roles.

Prior to joining Korn/Ferry in 1998, Mr. McHale was an executive with several other search firms headquartered in both the United States and in Australia.

Before entering executive search, he worked for Camrus Publishers, a publishing firm, and moved to Washington, D.C. to help establish a magazine venture in the United States. His career began in London, working as an account executive for Sloangate Ltd, a human resource and advertising firm.

Mr. McHale holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Portsmouth University in the United Kingdom.