Al Chase

I work closely with a variety of companies, as well as with Private Equity and VC firms in finding C-level strategic leaders for their portfolio companies. Industry focus includes Homeland Security, Finance, Professional Services, Software Development, IT, Telecom, Bio-tech, Medical Devices, Nanotechnology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, e-Commerce, as well as the Food & Beverage, Entertainment and Theme Park industries. The scope of my practice is nationwide in the U.S. and includes working with companies doing business in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

I have access to outstanding pools of candidates in a wide range of nations, including senior military leaders, Rhodes Scholars, former White House Fellows, and thought leaders in a variety of wide industries.

My goal is to serve as a trusted advisor and to add value to the hiring and job search process by carefully matching the intangibles that make or break a good "marriage" between an A-level candidate and a "best practices" company.

I invite you to visit my blog at:
http://whiterhinoreport.blogspot.com

Al Chase’s Specialties:

Client companies and executive level candidates look to me - not just as a recruiter - but as a trusted advisor. I specialize in placing senior executives who are "Renaissance Men and Women," and who are entrepreneurial leaders - many of whom have had a distinguished military career and/or are service academy graduates and hold MBA's from a top-tier business school.

Al Chase’s Experience

Founder and Organizer

White Rhino Intersection Conferences

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

March 2009 — Present (10 months)

Intersection 2.0

• This event brings together Boston area individuals who are innovators and leaders and leaders-in-training in a variety of industries to explore aspects of individual and collective leadership, using plenary session speakers, interactive breakout session, and the performing arts.

• The event will feature presentations, interactions, and performances designed to encourage each participant to move into “the intersection,” transcending traditional boundaries of industry, generation, career, discipline or world view.

• The goal is to empower the active participation of each person to reach toward others in intersecting ways and thereby to think and to act more collaboratively and innovatively.

• This event is a follow-up to the initial Intersection event that was held in the spring of 2009 at Cambridge Innovation Center. It is the desire of the event planners to keep this event and all follow-up events centered in Kendall Square as part of the ongoing effort to brand Kendall Square as a destination for innovators.
Founder
White Rhino Partners (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Human Resources industry)

November 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

Executive search practice with a specialization in helping companies led by visionary men/women to hire top-tier strategic level leaders and to hire and develop the next generation of leaders.

Areas of specialization include:

Board of Directors members with domain expertise in many fields, including Defense, Homeland Security, Telecom, BioDetection, Medical Device, Global Services, Electronics, Software, Banking;

C-level executives who are leaders - some who have served with distinciton as military officers - many of whom are Service Academy graduates with graduate degrees from top-tier business schools;

Bright, young recent graduates who are destined for the fast track to C-Level responsibilities;

Broadly-educated generalists who would identify themselves as Renaissance Men and Women.

Chiefs of Staff

We serve as a resource to the venture capital and private equity communities - identifying leaders for portfolio companies - as Operators and Members of the Board.
Senior Executive Recruiter

Sales Consultants of Wellesley

(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

December 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 1 month)

I head the executive search practice for Sales Consultants of Wellesely, a Boston-based franchise of the world-wide MRI network.
Senior Recruiter

Oxford Global Resources

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years )
Senior Recruiter

Professional Staffing Group

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Al Chase’s Education

Fuller Theological Seminary

D. Min. , Theology , 1989
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

M. Div. , Theology , 1975 — 1978
Wheaton College

BA , Sociology , 1965 — 1970
Governor Dummer Academy '65

Additional Information

Al Chase’s Websites:

My Blog

Al Chase’s Interests:

Boston Red Sox, tennis, theater, acting, cinema, singing, classical literature, leadership, world travel, general aviation, paragliding, SCUBA, languages, Russian history and culture, networking, cultural anthropology.

Al Chase’s Groups:

SABN of Boston - Service Academy Business Network (Guest Member)
Fenway Park - Autograph Alley volunteer
Harvard Business School - Armed Forces Alumni Association - Advisor
Columbia University Graduate School of Business Veterans' Group - Advisor
MIT Sloan School of Business - Career Advisor to Sloan Fellows
New England Sports Hall of Fame - Advisor
Sojourn Collegiate Ministries - Board of Directors
MyVetwork Veterans' Community - Board of Advisors
Leader-to-Leader Institute "Generals In Transition Program" - Career Coach and Recruiter
IAAPA - International Association of Theme Parks and Attractions