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Edward Wild
Director

Edward led the formation of Wild Search in 2010 following his earlier career in executive search with a leading global search firm. Prior to Wild Search he established and led the Board and Non Profit practices at an established boutique firm, specialising in appointments of executive and non executive directors, chairs and trustees. He has advised membership & trade bodies and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), arts and agricultural organisations, charities, educational organisations (including investor supported schools and colleges).

He brings clients 30 years’ experience in education as both a practitioner and adviser, with an interest in international education, both within the UK and in the growth of British schools and colleges abroad.

His early career was pursued in education and charities (including Cancer Research UK and Addaction). He combined this experience to become the first ever Development Director of Hampton School in 2001.

He is the author of 'School by the Thames' (James and James 2005) and, has edited several Wild Search reports, including four reports on portfolio careers, Charting a New Chapter (2020) being the latest one and covering such diverse themes as agricultural societies, anniversaries of acts of parliament and governance.

He was educated at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and Harvard Business School.

Edward is an experienced charity chair and trustee and is involved in a number of pro bono activities which include being: a Council member of the Royal School of Church Music and the Suffolk Agricultural Association, a Governor of St Pauls Cathedral School and a member of the advisory boards of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and Harvard Business Review.

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