Jim Donnelly, Managing Director at Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting

Jim Donnelly currently serves as a managing director for Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm offering c-suite level recruitment, outplacement and executive transition services, board services, assessments and executive coaching.

Donnelly became part of the firm in February 2018. He was brought on board to lead the aerospace, defense and security industries practice, which was newly established at the time as part of a business portfolio expansion.

Prior to joining Centerstone, he spent nearly three years holding leadership positions at Dinte Executive Search, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Before that, Donnelly worked for ManTech. During his two-and-a-half years stint with the company, he provided sourcing strategy to identify and attract top talent across multiple disciplines and managed resources in support of the company’s talent acquisition strategy.

In addition, he had a brief stint as a recruiting manager for MCR Federal, where he executed strategies to fill gaps in technical, analytical and management roles within the intelligence community.

He dedicated much of his career to working for Dynamics Research, which now operates under Engility. As the company’s recruiting director, he was responsible for workforce planning, local and remote staff management and the development of a college recruiting program.

Donnelly holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.