Yvette Bahena is a community advocate, educator, and budget analyst whose life mission is to do work that uplifts underrepresented communities.
In her current role as a Search Coordinator, Yvette supports search teams and recruits senior executives for mission-driven clients. Nonetheless, her primary focus is on search operations and project management. Yvette also supports special projects for the Chicago office.
Before entering executive search, Yvette began her career in City Government. She transitioned her career into Higher Education driven by discovering her passion for the development of people, and diversity, and striving for equity representation. Yvette has gained expertise in programming, advising, project management, policy, and diversity education.