Barry C. Vines

Barry Vines serves as a Managing Director in the firm’s Atlanta office and is a senior member of the Global Healthcare Services & Solutions Practice. Additionally, he is a senior member of ZRG’s Higher Education Practice. With deep roots in the higher education, healthcare, and academic medicine sectors, he brings a unique background to each search he undertakes.

Barry feels the most successful searches are the result of truly investing time to know a client and understand their organization’s needs. His philosophy in search is not simply to find an experienced candidate but to find the one that will excel with thoughtful, incisive leadership to not only guide an organization but transform it.

Prior to joining ZRG Partners, Barry served clients for another global executive search firm. Additionally, he was both a partner and consultant with a boutique search firm. His successful career in executive search was preceded by leadership experience earned in major corporate and academic institutions, including AT&T, UAB Health System and School of Medicine, Cisco Systems, and software giant Computer Associates. His corporate experience has proven invaluable in leading searches. Barry’s areas of expertise include Healthcare, Higher Education, and Technology.

Barry has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College. He is very active with five grandchildren and is involved in the Birmingham community supporting healthcare related programs.