The Network’s executive team consists of seasoned IR professionals who understand the criticality of effective investor relations departments. Their collective real world experience coupled with the broad power of the Network membership yields valuable research findings.

The Global IR Leadership Network Executive Team is led by:

Gene Stevenson
Vice President, Management Advisory Services and Senior Executive Practice Leader
Mr. Stevenson has overall research and member service responsibility for the worldwide program. Previously, he was a senior executive at Norrell Corporation and Kraft, where he was a member of the management policy committee and due diligence taskforce. He has held IR and strategic management positions with R.J. Reynolds, Textron, and Reichhold Chemicals, and headed the global investor relations team at Citibank Depositary Receipts, providing IR counsel to client CEOs, CFOs, and IROs worldwide. Gene holds a Bachelor’s degree from Canisius College, a Master’s degree from Indiana University, and studied at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the Suffolk University Graduate School of Business Administration.