Team

Clark Waterfall, Managing Director

As co-founder, Clark has developed a recognized practice in the emerging-growth company sector. Recent representative client engagements include CEO for Nexaweb, CEO of Privasource, and CEO for EquipNet, along with a number of VP-level engagements across the functional spectrum in Sales, marketing, technology, operations, and finance (click here to see a partial listing of BSG's Recent Successes).

Clark's board and membership affiliations include co-President of the Boston Chapter of the International Association of Corporate & Professional Recruitment (www.iacpr.org), Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum Start-Up Clinic and Executive Committee member (http://www.mitforumcambridge.org), Board Member for the Boston Chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (www.yeo.org), and member of angel investing group Launchpad. As part of his pro bono efforts, Clark has been Forum Committee member and Chair of the Recruiting Committee for the New England Springboard Venture Forum for the years 2000, 2001, and 2003.

Clark is active in most of the early-stage technology & science meetings and conferences in the New England area including VentureOne, Nantucket Conference, FutureForward, Ernst & Young Israeli VC Showcase, Mass Biotechnology Conference, MIT Venture Capital Conference, New England Business & Technology Association, CapitalVenue, and TiE Boston.

Prior to co-founding Boston Search Group in 1997, Clark spent more than five years at Management Recruiters International (MRI). During his tenure at MRI, Clark rebuilt the graphic arts & imaging specialty, expanding it into information systems and technology. Clark was in the top 5 New England Division and top 50 national billing consultants during four out of the five years of his tenure, was promoted to VP in his third year, and assumed management responsibilities for the New England Division's flagship Boston office, growing it to more than a dozen consultants in five industry specialties. While at MRI Clark was the recipient of numerous awards including Mentor of the Year.

Prior to his career in executive search Clark spent several years in the banking industry in sales and sales management, mostly with Citicorp/Citibank. Before pursuing his Masters Degree in Business at Babson with a concentration in marketing and entrepreneurship, Clark did his undergraduate studies in a joint double-degree program at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music with majors in English literature, French language, and classical percussion.