Ira Krinsky
Dr. Krinsky is working for Korn / Ferry mentoring Senior Client Partners, where he was a Senior Client Partner in Korn / Ferry International’s Los Angeles office and headed the firm’s Education and Not-for-Profit Practice in the Western Region of the United States.

Dr. Krinsky has conducted or directed over 500 search assignments for education clients in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. He has recruited CEO, CFO, CIO, president, vice president, dean and other senior academic and administrative leadership positions. He has served both public and private universities of all sizes and missions, public school districts, private schools, charter schools, not-for-profit organizations and corporations serving the field of education. Dr. Krinsky’s higher education clients have included the major public and private colleges and universities, large, urban public school districts, library associations and related for-profit organizations.

From 1988 to 1992, Dr. Krinsky served as President of Ira W. Krinsky & Associates, a specialty search firm serving education and not-for-profit organizations. Dr. Krinsky originally joined Korn / Ferry International in 1982, when he was the Managing Partner of the education specialty practice, which he initiated.

Before joining the firm, he spent ten years in public education. He served as Assistant Superintendent of the Public Schools in Levittown, New York, and as Deputy Superintendent of Public Schools in Pomona, California.

Dr. Krinsky has been active in numerous professional and community organizations. He serves on the Advisory Board for The Broad Center for Superintendents and as a trustee of Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. Dr. Krinsky also serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Education Reform , as a volunteer for The Veteran’s Administration and has recently been appointed to the advisory board of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission. He is also a specialist Reserve Officer with the Los Angeles Policy Department.

Dr. Krinsky holds a B.A. from Hofstra University, a Master’s Degree from New York University, and a doctorate from Harvard University. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam.