The future of higher education is forged in combining access and technology to find the higher education leaders of tomorrow

As a leader in permanent higher education recruitment, placement, and succession planning in the sector, your search leader — Kaye/Bassman Higher Education Leadership Search — has unparalleled access to higher education leaders at a multitude of traditional and proprietary institutions, public and private, urban and rural, national and regional, 2-year and 4-year schools.

Trey Wright

Managing Partner & Sr. Search Leader

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Win Holland

Higher Education Marketing & Research Coordinator

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Taylor Basped

Higher Education Marketing & Procurement

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Leverage our Higher Education Network to attract the leaders of tomorrow

There are more than 3,000 public and private institutions of higher education in the United States. We have intentionally identified the leaders in our specialty areas from each of the following departments:

  • Academic Affairs/Provost 
  • Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
  • Enrollment and Student Affairs
  • Facilities Operations and Capital Planning
  • Institutional Advancement
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Online Program Management (OPM) Leadership

Your Search Firm Partner

Your search firm partner is led by a leadership staff of 30+ partners boasting an average tenure of over 14 years with Kaye/Bassman – all niche focused with an established GLOBAL network of contacts. We are proud to have a diverse staff that reaches clients across the globe building strong partnerships.

Kaye/Bassman is headquartered in the Dallas Metroplex area, with offices in most major cities and across the U.S., and serve as a parent company to four separate entities, including Sanford Rose Associates (SRA), a network of 124 independently-owned executive search firms across the United States and Asia; Next Level Exchange, an online recruiting training collaborative portal for recruitment and executive search professionals; Next Level Marketing Communications, a digital marketing communications strategy, design and solutions firm; and The Kaye/Bassman Foundation, a not-for-profit organization established to perpetuate an environment of charitable giving, foster hope and personal growth, support medical research, and enhance the lives of people in need.

Kaye/Bassman looks forward to developing a beneficial and lasting partnership with your Institution.

Important elements KBIC brings to your executive search:

  • Objectivity:
    • Since we are a neutral third party, we are able to help the Search Committee see your Institution through the eyes of others and help develop a suitable search strategy.
    • We will represent your Institution in balanced, honest terms to attract those distinguished higher education candidates suspicious of the bias that originates from university insiders.
    • Because of the relationship between candidates and their search consultant, candidates find it easier to ask the tough questions, feeling that they will get a fair and honest answer.
  • Connections:
    • We will leverage our professional internal and external networks to broadcast your opening. This can include various social media channels, email marketing campaigns, and advertising in industry publications. Our experience includes a full understanding that the best prospects are not likely to voluntarily apply for most roles because they are happily serving in their current positions.
    • We are able to capture and garner the attention of prospects that would otherwise go unnoticed and, in past experiences, have risen to the top of a short list.
    • We serve to help convince the best candidates to explore the opportunity while maintaining the strictest of confidentiality.
  • Proficiency:
    • We have experience organizing and carrying out permanent placement searches through successful completion, and post-placement follow-up.
    • We have the capability to provide interim or short-term leadership in our areas of specialization.
    • We have experienced a large array of higher education searches and lend our substantial expertise when hard choices need a seasoned perspective or when a crisis occurs.
    • We fully understand the importance of consensus building and guide stakeholders through a careful analysis of the institution’s current and future needs.
    • We have extensive experience developing and screening an array of diverse candidates in terms of gender, ethnicity, and all perspectives.
    • We offer relief from time intensive labor that would add to an already intense workload of ancillary responsibilities passed to the evaluation committee or other leadership.