Chandler McCoy
President and Founding Partner
 Mr. McCoy is the President and a Founding Partner of M&A Executive Search, conducting his national search practice out of his Minneapolis office. He conducts senior executive level and Board of Director searches for profit and non-profit organizations. He has 14 years of executive search experience serving international Fortune 500 clients such as General Mills, ConAgra, Toro, SUPERVALU and Clairol (now a division of Procter & Gamble), as well as small and mid-cap companies such as Blow Mold Specialties, Len Busch Roses, Wilbert and Fabcon. He has also served non-profits including the University of Minnesota and the City of Blaine, Minnesota – among others.
Prior to founding M&A Executive Search, he spent 11 years in total and 8 years as President of Sathe Executive Search, one of the Midwest’s most respected retained executive search firms. There he consulted in all areas of consumer goods, manufacturing, professional services and non-profits. He started in the search industry in 1994 where he conducted national searches for a variety of consumer-good and related companies. Prior to practicing in executive search he was a General Manager for a division of PEPSICO.
Mr. McCoy was named one of the “Forty under 40” by The Business Journal in 2004 and in January of 2008 was named WCCO’s “Good Neighbor.” Mr. McCoy’s commitment to the community has been significant. He is currently an Advisory Board member to Bolder Options, a volunteer for the Memorial Blood Center, volunteer with the Northern Star Council/Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of the Twin West Chamber of Commerce and NACD. He was the President of the Minneapolis Jaycees and Chair of the Board. He served as an Ex-Officio Board Member of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce (now the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce) and has served on several of the area’s largest charity fund raisers.
He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin.
Charitable Activities
Chandler McCoy, President and Founding Partner of M&A Executive Search, has had a long history of charitable activities. His contributions to the community were recognized in January of 2008 when Mr. McCoy was named WCCO’s “Good Neighbor.”
Below are some of the organizations that Chandler has been involved with:
- He is currently an Advisory Board member to Bolder Options. Bolder Options is an early intervention youth mentoring program that pairs adults with youths age 10-14 in a one year mentor program.
- Mr. McCoy is currently a volunteer for the Memorial Blood Center. The Blood Center was formed by the Minneapolis Jaycees that he served on. The Blood Center serves more than 30 hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Since 2007 Mr. McCoy has served as a volunteer with the Northern Star Council/Boy Scouts of America. He serves on the golf committee which raises approximately $80,000/year and is the single largest income source for their Special Needs Scouting program which serves physically and developmentally challenged boys and girls and adults with cognitive challenges.
- He is a member of the Twin West Chamber of Commerce.
- He is a member of the National Association for Corporate Directors.
- Mr. McCoy served as a mentor for the Carlson School of Management/University of Minnesota’s Undergraduate Business program. The program matches business leaders with undergraduate business student at the Carlson School of Management.
- Mr. McCoy served as President of the Minneapolis Jaycees in1999/2000 and in 2000/2001 as Chair of the Board.
- He served as an Ex-Officio Board Member of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce (now the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce) in 2000.
- Has has also served on several of the area’s largest charity fundraisers including Tony Sandler & Friends New Years Eve Gala, and Tony Blair Golf Challenge. Beneficiaries of these events included the Minneapolis Jaycees, the Salvation Army and GTCYS (The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony).
Contact Chandler: cmccoy@maexecsearch.com |
