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Jessica T. Sun

Executor

Practice Areas

  • Industrial, Aerospace, & Defense
  • Operational Excellence
  • Private Equity
  • Strategy & M&A

Insights

  • Transitioning from Consulting to Private Equity
  • Next Steps: Life After Partner
  • 3 Questions to Consider Before Making Partner
  • Consultants and International Assignments

Education &
Credentials

M.A. in Near Eastern Studies, New York University

B.A. in Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and Political Science, New York University & New York University Abu Dhabi

Arabic Language Proficiency Test (ALPT) – Advanced Mid PASS

Proficient in Arabic (Modern Standard and Levantine), Portuguese, and Spanish

Meet the
Raines Team

Senior Vice PresidentNew York

Jessica knows that when it comes to transforming your business, people come first. With a commitment to excellence, she'll fight tooth and nail to find clients their next difference maker.

Solving the toughest people challenges today to drive growth tomorrow. LinkedIn Email

About Jessica

Working closely with CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CHROs, and their boards, Jessica has identified and placed COOs, Chief Supply Chain Officers, Chief Strategy Officers, Chief Talent Officers, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officers, and Global Heads of Pricing for Fortune 200 companies and middle-market portfolio companies owned by KKR and other premier private equity firms.

Jessica leads Raines’ Operational Excellence Practice, recruiting COOs, Chief Supply Chain Officers, and Chief Procurement Officers. She leads recruiting of post-MBA consulting talent for the firm’s corporate clients and Managing Directors and Directors within the Operating Groups of various private equity firms including KKR Capstone (KKR) and Vista Consulting Group (Vista Equity Partners). Jessica additionally leads all recruiter onboarding, training, and development. She joined the firm in 2014 and previously managed the firm’s Research Department.

Industry & Consulting Experience

Jessica bring a wide range of regional and international experiences to the executive search industry, having lived, worked, and studied in Rabat, Morocco, and Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Possessing extensive knowledge of the Middle East & North Africa, and a strong understanding of executive opportunities in the region, she travels frequently to the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, her key focus markets.

She is currently a Career Coach for the New York Chapter of America Needs You, a national nonprofit organization that fights for economic mobility for ambitious, low-income first-generation college students.

Specialties

  • Industrial, Aerospace, & Defense
  • Operational Excellence
  • Private Equity
  • Strategy & M&A

Insights

  • Transitioning from Consulting to Private Equity
  • Next Steps: Life After Partner
  • 3 Questions to Consider Before Making Partner
  • Consultants and International Assignments

Education &
Credentials

M.A. in Near Eastern Studies, New York University

B.A. in Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and Political Science, New York University & New York University Abu Dhabi

Arabic Language Proficiency Test (ALPT) – Advanced Mid PASS

Proficient in Arabic (Modern Standard and Levantine), Portuguese, and Spanish

Meet the
Raines Team
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