Denielle Pemberton-Heard

As a shareholder with Diversified Search, Denielle partners with corporations, boards of directors, and not-for-profit leaders to identify executive-level talent for corporate boards and c-suite roles across multiple sectors. She also served as CEO of STEMconnector, a professional services firm committed to increasing the number of STEM-ready workers in the global talent pool, and is a Board Advisor for POD.

Denielle previously spent fifteen years as Group Counsel, Programming, and Business Affairs at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), where she directed work on behalf of PBS and its 300-plus member stations. Before joining PBS, she held legal and business affairs roles with Thales, Inc., Time-Life (TWX), and Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCA) where she also supported corporate philanthropy and community affairs efforts. Denielle began her law career in private practice as a commercial attorney with Wiggin and Dana and was subsequently associated with the New York firm of Cowan Liebowitz and Latman.