Julian Ha

Partner & Practice Leader, Heidrick & Struggles

Julian is a Partner and Practice Leader with Heidrick & Struggles based in Washington, D.C. Julian leads the firm’s Government Affairs and Association Practices and places CEOs and senior executives into public and private firms and member-driven organizations across all industries and sectors.

Julian is a frequent speaker at conferences and symposia regarding Government Affairs, Public Policy and Board service. He has also been published and quoted in CEO Update, The Hill, Politico.com, CQ Roll Call and The New York Times on topics such as diversity, leadership and the executive search industry.

Julian has extensive private and not-for-profit (NFP)/Association Board experience. On the private sector side, Julian has served on the Board of China Recycling Energy Corporation (CREG), a NASDAQ-listed cleantech company where he chaired CREG’s compensation committee and Propulsys, a privately-held, precision manufacturing company with operations in the US, Germany and China. On the NFP side, he is currently a board member of the Public Affairs Council, National Association of Corporate Directors – Capital Area Chapter, Pavilion 2020, and US-ASEAN Business Council. He also serves on the global Board of AESC which represents the entire retained executive search and leadership consulting profession.

Prior to executive search, Julian practiced as a corporate lawyer in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Singapore and Shanghai. As a lawyer for Paul Weiss, Baker & McKenzie and Linklaters, he advised multinational corporations on their IPOs, private equity investments and cross-border M&A transactions. Julian has also served as a Director in the Corporate Finance group of Evolution Securities China Limited, an investment bank based in London, UK.

Julian received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University, his Masters’ degrees from the London School of Economics and Harvard University and his JD from The NYU School of Law. He attained a Certificate in Corporate Finance from The London Business School and holds a NACD Certificate of Director Education. He is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.