RHR International
RHR International is a global leadership consultancy with a dedicated Board & CEO services practice.
- Highest 2026 tier: Tier II
- Board and chief executive advisory firm
- Board & CEO Advisory
Overview
RHR International is a global leadership consultancy with a dedicated Board & CEO services practice. The firm works with CEOs, boards, senior teams, and organizations on CEO succession, board effectiveness, CEO performance, leadership transitions, executive development, and top-team alignment.
Its advisory model is grounded in leadership psychology, executive assessment, and organizational behavior. RHR is especially relevant where boards need to evaluate leadership potential, manage CEO transition risk, strengthen board-CEO dynamics, or improve executive team performance.
RHR International is included in one 2026 Advisory Ranking category. The highest recorded classification is Tier II.
Firm facts
| Founded | 1945 |
| Firm type | Board and chief executive advisory firm |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States |
| Primary focus | Board effectiveness, CEO succession and senior leadership advice |
| Highest 2026 Advisory Ranking tier | Tier II |
Principal activities
Board advisory
Board composition, effectiveness, governance and director assessment.
CEO succession
Succession planning, candidate assessment and leadership transition.
Senior leadership counsel
Executive effectiveness, team alignment and critical leadership decisions.
RHR International works with clients on assignments that may combine strategy, specialist analysis, implementation support and organizational adoption. The precise scope depends on the mandate, sector, geography and client requirements.
Sector and mandate coverage
Sector coverage
- Public companies
- Private equity
- Financial services
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Industrials
Mandate types
- Board effectiveness
- CEO succession
- Leadership assessment
- Board composition
- Executive coaching
- Governance advisory
Market position
RHR International is positioned as a board and chief executive advisory firm. Its relevance reflects the combination of specialist capability, institutional experience and practical involvement in consequential strategic or corporate decisions.
Distinctive focus: Its advisory model is grounded in leadership psychology, executive assessment, and organizational behavior.
Competitive context
RHR International competes with specialist strategy advisers, executive-services firms, transaction advisers, analytics providers and larger multidisciplinary professional-services firms. The relevant peer set varies by mandate, industry, client segment, geographic scope and delivery model.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
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Leadership information reflects the public sources reviewed for this profile. View the firm’s website ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
RHR International provides advisory, executive, analytical, transaction, managed or technology services. The contracting entity, professional obligations and regulatory status depend on the service, client jurisdiction and engagement scope.
View registered-entity details
| Service status | Advisory, executive, analytical, transaction or technology services |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States |
Principal offices
- Chicago, United States
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
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Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The profile is based on the following publicly available institutional, regulatory and editorial sources:
- RHR International — official firm overview and service information.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Board & CEO Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
