Marc Barowsky is a Director within the Executive Search division of Cook Associates, Inc., and is based in the firm’s Boston office. A member of the Technology & Communications and Media & Entertainment practices, Marc recruits at the C-level and across all functions. He brings over 10 years of hands-on business-to-business, sales and marketing, publishing and content information experience, in addition to his time in the retained search industry. Known for his intensive, targeted recruiting style and interpersonal nature, Marc persuasively engages senior executives and is able to deliver strong candidates to his clients. Beyond his exceptional understanding of the internet and advanced search methods, Marc has developed numerous proprietary techniques for searching out hard to find information. His research contributions have led to the identification of successful finalist candidates; and because of these noteworthy abilities, he has repeatedly been asked to present on conducting research and effectively using online resources. Prior to joining Cook Associates, Inc., Marc operated his own research firm and provided candidate development and research support for executive search assignments, as well as qualified sales and marketing lead generation and primary niche market intelligence for technology companies. Previously, he worked in the Boston office of Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) in the Technology sector as a Senior Research Consultant with clients including Sybase, Avaya, Lucent and Jabil Circuit. He has helped to complete assignments at the CEO, COO, EVP/GM and Board level. Prior to RRA Marc worked for Onesource Information and CorpTech successfully marketing and selling software and online information products to the search, high tech, economic development and PEO industries. His roles with Onesource/Corptech followed a three year tenure with a business unit of publishing giant Thomson Corporation, of Canada. In this capacity Marc again successfully managed numerous territories and was one of the top performers in his group, selling legal compliance information primarily to HR executives, attorneys and consultants. Marc holds a BA, Liberal Arts from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and lives in the Boston area with his wife of 12 years and their two children.