Patricia Lewine is an expert in CFO recruitment and building high-performance finance teams. She also has significant experience in long-term succession planning, top team effectiveness and executive development. She has collaborated with a diverse range of client organizations across the U.S. and globally, including Fortune 500 companies and top-tier private equity-backed enterprises.
Patricia is a core member of Spencer Stuart’s global Financial Officer Practice, and she is renowned for high-impact placements in challenging and unique situations. Her work in corporate finance is informed by her early tenure at a top-tier investment bank. Her global perspective and experience with cross-border assignments, combined with her collaboration with Leadership Advisory Services, enable her to provide clients with comprehensive, bespoke solutions.
Expert in creative strategies to discover and develop future CFOs and business leaders
- Patricia joined Spencer Stuart from another global executive search firm where she specialized in chief financial officers and senior-level finance executives (division finance, controller, treasurer, financial planning and analysis, corporate development/M&A, investor relations and tax).
- With nearly a decade of experience in executive search, she has executed hundreds of CFO and senior leadership assignments. Previously a member of Spencer Stuart’s Global Banking & Markets Practice, her extensive network within the investment banking and analyst community amplifies her effectiveness and efficiency across the CFO landscape.
- She had an early career in financial services at Morgan Stanley in private wealth management, where she worked with a range of institutions, family offices and charitable foundations on multi-dimensional issues across investing, wealth transfer, risk management and philanthropic activities.
Patricia graduated with a bachelor’s degree in corporate communications and French from the University of New York at Albany.