John Gilmore

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Managing Partner, BarkerGilmore

John Gilmore is the co-founder and managing partner of BarkerGilmore. With more than three decades of experience in executive search, John has skillfully navigated BarkerGilmore on its path to becoming the highest quality boutique in-house legal, compliance officer, and leadership advisory firm in the country. Dedicated to the advancement of others and functioning seamlessly across industries, John is a key advisor to many of the world’s most successful companies. Internally at the firm, John oversees recruiting functions by heading up a team of high-performing executive search consultants. He is well known for his uncanny capacity to mentor and bring out the best in others.

Considered an authority on succession planning, compensation, and employment trends for legal and compliance, his monthly articles are read by thousands of the top law firm and in-house lawyers in the country. He is often quoted in the press, and his insights have appeared in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Corporate Board Member Magazine. His industry experience includes the industrial, private equity, energy, financial, non-profit, healthcare & life sciences, technology and consumer areas.

John holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

This profile is part of our Power 50 Law list for 2023. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. View the full list at nydailyrecord.com.