George E. Rippey

George Rippey is a Senior Partner of Oak Hill Partners, based in Stamford, Connecticut. Prior to founding Oak Hill Partners in 2002 with three former partners, they were Senior Partners with Heidrick & Struggles. George joined Heidrick in 1988, became a Partner in 1990, a Director in 1993 and leader of the Chief Information Officer Practice for the next five years in 1996. His search practice focuses on serving clients in a wide range of industries. He has completed assignments for Chief Executives, Chief Operating Officers, Board Directors, Chief Information Officers, and Vice Presidents in a variety of functions for such companies as American Express, GE, MetLife, McGraw-Hill and Merrill Lynch. Additionally, he has extensive experience working with smaller entrepreneurial and venture capital companies. Recent assignments include President Geac Computer Corporation, Chief Financial Officer Geac Computer and Chief Information Officer PepsiCo. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in 1988, George was a Consultant and Partner within the consulting group of Marketing Corporation of America. While at MCA, George led major consulting engagements with such firms as Citibank, IBM, GE, Eastern Airlines, and 3M. Previously, he spent nine years with IBM serving in various marketing and sales capacities, including Manager of Wholesale Channels. George received a B.A. in English from the University of Maine and an M.B.A. in Marketing from Fordham University.