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Catalyst Advisors LP Appoints New Director to Support European Expansion

NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 – Catalyst Advisors LP, an international executive recruitment and assessment firm singularly focused on life sciences, announced today the appointment of new Director, Andrew (AJ) MacBride Brown. Mr. MacBride Brown’s robust search and advisory experience in the life sciences industry will be instrumental in connecting high-caliber board and C-suite

Our Takeaways: Highlights from Recent BioPharma R&D Conferences

Members of the Catalyst Advisors team attended multiple private, VC-sponsored conferences recently. It was a joy to get back to live, in-person meetings. The presentations sparked some timely ideas, and the hallway encounters led to engaging and open conversations with many research and development and regulatory leaders in our industry. The conference presentations and

Why I Chose to Join Catalyst Advisors

After more than 20 years at a large global recruiting firm, I left. I wanted to focus on clients with innovative therapeutics and work in a more collaborative corporate culture. At the big firm, there were 200-plus engagements per year in health care, but a large proportion of those was with hospital groups, diagnostics,

Three Insights Learned from Building Our Transatlantic Practice

The Catalyst Advisors office in Europe was opened in 2014 to develop new business for the firm on the continent and to support U.S. companies doing business in Europe. Since then, we have developed a full-scale transatlantic collaboration and fluency, which are key components of our success. Every assignment in Europe has an element

The Diversity Mindset: Thinking Outside the (Check) Box

Recruiting for diversity is not about checking a box. We see it as a strategic, forward-looking solution that positively affects culture, competitiveness, and innovation. With today’s highly competitive talent pool, recruiters need to expand their reach and look beyond the obvious. Only then can they find future diverse talent—diverse in terms of gender, race,