Marisa Smith is a Partner at Odgers Berndtson, serving as the Head of the US Automotive and Mobility Practice and playing a key role in the Global Industrial Practice. With 15+ years in human capital advisory, Marisa strengthens the firm’s global presence, fostering strategic partnerships across North America, Europe and Asia. With deep expertise in Automotive, Mobility, and Industrial Technology markets, she provides thought leadership on talent management, executive recruiting, and succession planning for public, private, and private equity-backed firms. Her strong commitment to diversity recruiting has led to the successful placement of high-impact executives—CEOs, CTOs, COOs, and VPs—across key areas such as general management, operations, supply chain, sales, technology, and engineering.Originally from Germany, Marisa holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of North Dakota and is a Certified Predictive Index (PI) Analyst. Her passion lies in building relationships, collaborating with executives to navigate their career journeys and aiding organizations in hiring world class leaders to ignite transformative change, create value and foster organizational growth.Whether you are seeking to fill a leadership role, looking for strategic hiring advice, or to discuss 2025 market trends, please contact marisa.smith@odgersberndtson.com