Esther Rosenberg
Esther is a co-owner of Howe-Lewis International. She is passionate about and committed to the not-for-profit community and works with a broad range of local, national, and global clients to identify and attract leadership for this dynamic and growing sector. The firm and its diverse team are dedicated to helping build a strong pipeline of prospective candidates that represent the diversity of the not-for-profit realm as well as the overall community.
Howe-Lewis recruits executive-level talent in virtually every functional area, from CEOs to heads of finance, operations, people and culture, and beyond, and has a longstanding specialization in advancement, philanthropy, and external relations. The Howe-Lewis approach is highly tailored, consultative, and hands-on.
Esther started her career in the not-for-profit field working with her alma mater, Case Western Reserve University, and later worked in development with the Metropolitan Opera and Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.
Discovering that her early experience provided the perfect platform from which to launch into executive search, she joined Korn/Ferry for several years and then had an opportunity to join Howe-Lewis, a boutique west coast-based firm looking to grow and to establish an east coast presence, and ultimately became an owner of the firm.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Esther attended the American University of Paris and received both a BA and an MA in French from Case Western Reserve University.
She is a frequent presenter and speaker and is active with Women in Development, New York, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy’s Allies in Action™, and the Network of Nonprofit Search Consultants.