About

A Minority and Veteran-Owned Firm

Anthem Academics: Channeling Decades of Expertise in Comprehensive Consulting Services Across Multiple Verticals

At Anthem Academics, we embody the essence of ‘Academic,’ transcending conventional boundaries. Our approach encompasses academic executive search and goes further, utilizing a meticulous and methodical methodology. We draw upon extensive research and evidence to deeply comprehend diverse subjects and verticals.

Our commitment to excellence extends beyond academic executive search, encompassing consulting services spanning higher education, healthcare, not-for-profit organizations, philanthropy, membership-driven entities, and more. Through this comprehensive approach, we foster innovation, cultivate leadership, and ignite positive transformation.

Fueled by an unyielding passion for knowledge and an insatiable drive to exceed expectations, we continually strive to generate enduring impacts for our clients and the communities they serve.

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Our Firm

Most Effective Search Firm in Higher Education

Our Higher Education Practice has achieved remarkable success across the entire leadership spectrum in higher education. We have undertaken multiple Chancellor engagements in complex environments, including those with academic medicine components.

Our expertise extends to President searches for well-established, emerging, and struggling institutions, as well as positions such as Provosts, Deans, and Department Chairs. Additionally, we have extensive experience in handling various administrative roles within the Academics sector, both at the system and institution levels. We take pride in our track record of leading numerous national searches at the Chancellor, President, VP, Provost, and Dean levels on behalf of some of the nation’s largest and most successful university and community college systems.

If our clients have any specific needs, we are fully qualified and prepared to address them through our comprehensive range of services.

A columnist, who has written about academic affairs and Academics search for The Chronicle of Higher Education for over 20 years, calls us “the most effective search firm in higher education search today.”

The anthem team approach

We Take a Different Approach to Search

When you engage with us, you don’t just get one or two primary search consultants assigned to your search. Instead, you gain the advantage of our entire team of academic search professionals working behind the scenes, dedicated to ensuring that your search receives the utmost attention it deserves.

Our approach to search is akin to an international commercial flight, where safety and continuity are paramount. Just like having at least two flight officers on board, and sometimes even four on transoceanic flights, we ensure that our team of search professionals works together to guide your search journey. Each member of our team is fully capable of handling the search process and delivering successful outcomes.

Similarly, our team operates on the same principle. Once your search journey is underway, there will always be a minimum of two, and more often than not, three professionals working together to steer your search. This ensures a seamless and efficient process, minimizing any potential obstacles along the way, and ensuring that we reach our destination – your desired outcome – smoothly and on time.

Additionally, we will not change the team as some firms do. We are all there from takeoff to landing.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Anthem’s Commitment to Diversity

We approach diversity by intentionally targeting successful candidates who align with the desired phenotype profile. Our expertise lies in generating curiosity and engaging with candidates who are content in their current roles. We believe in presenting a truly diverse candidate mix based on merit, rather than fulfilling quotas, ensuring fairness and genuine opportunities.

At Anthem Academics, we prioritize the quality and qualifications of candidates. By seeking individuals who have demonstrated success and fit the desired profile, we ensure a diverse candidate pool. We engage with candidates who are achieving their objectives and experiencing positive circumstances, ensuring that you receive candidates who are not only diverse but also highly capable.

DEI value with Anthem

On every search engagement, Anthem Academics demonstrates a good faith effort to reach out to qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Our firm actively promotes diversity by proactively diversifying candidate pools and conducting equitable recruitment processes.
Our team includes ethnic/gender diversity and multi-industry cross-pollination of experience.
63% of searches result in placement of females and/or people of color, rising to 68% for select roles.
Co-founder Michael Ballew, a registered Native American by heritage, is a former HR Academics and Diversity Officer, working closely with clients to ensure regulatory compliance.
We provide unbridled access to a small national inventory of diversity candidates through our Portfolio Approach, connecting clients with highly qualified individuals.

About

A Minority and Veteran-Owned Firm

Our Firm

The anthem team approach

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

DEI value with Anthem

Recent Search Work

COMPLIANCE OFFICER

Provost

Dean of faculty

President

VICE Chancellor

associate provost

Director of athletics

associate dean

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Institutions and organizations that have benefited from the work by Anthem consultants