Neil Fink
Neil Fink is the Managing Director of Gundersen Partners and, in addition to his senior level marketing search responsibilities, he leads the Media, Entertainment and Technology practice. His present position is the result of the merger of Neil Fink Associates with Gundersen Partners in 2005. Neil is highly regarded as an executive search consultant and is considered a leader in the emerging and evolving worlds that are at the intersection of content and technology. He has assisted Fortune 500 companies through early stage companies by recruiting the leaders that have helped those companies compete in these times of changing technologies, methodologies, market demands and market opportunities.
Neil founded Neil Fink Associates in 1986. That firm was retained by companies on the leading edge of change in communications, entertainment, media/new media, software and hardware technologies including such bellwethers as Microsoft, Disney, Sony and Electronic Arts. Before founding his own firm, Neil led the Broadcast Operations practice of a well known Los Angeles based executive search company.
Prior to entering the executive search profession, Neil was a principal in Stellar Enterprises, a recording artist and tour management company. He was responsible for live and broadcast productions, concert promotion, music recording and merchandising contract negotiations as well as radio and retail promotions. Artists were signed to labels that included Arista, RCA Records, and Warner Brothers.
Neil Fink serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Guided Imagery and the Board of Advisors of LiquidGeneration, Digitial Media Research, TargetCast and EAT.tv. He has been a frequent speaker for industry associations and conferences such as American Film Institute, Audio Engineering Society, Computer Games Developers Conference, National Association of Broadcasters, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Macworld Expo and MILIA