Ned returned to Reilly Partners as a Managing Director in 2023 and was promoted to Co-Head of the Private Equity Practice in 2024. With a focus on the Finance, Human Resources, and Revenue functions, Ned has a wealth of experience conducting CFO, CHRO, and CRO searches for portfolio companies of some of the most prestigious private equity firms.

Ned was most recently a Principal with Morgan Samuels, a boutique executive search firm, where he focused on private equity portfolio talent. Prior to Morgan Samuels, Ned was a Senior Associate and member of the financial officers practice at Korn Ferry, a global organizational consulting firm. Ned started his executive search career with Reilly Partners in 2011.

Ned received his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in 2019 with a focus on Strategy & Organizational Management. He received his BA in Sociology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2010, where he was a member of the varsity sailing team and received The Classes of 1994 Award for extraordinary commitment to the welfare of the team. Ned was also a recipient of the President’s Civic Leadership Award at Hobart and went on to serve as an AmeriCorps Volunteer after graduation, teaching at a middle school for underserved boys in Hartford, Connecticut.

Ned and his family live in the city of Chicago. When he is not chasing his toddler or labradoodle around, Ned spends his free time on the water, golf course, and paddle court.