What does it take to be the leader of a college consortium amidst the changing landscape of higher education? Members of the Association for Collaborative Leadership certainly hold viewpoints of their own, forged from experience and observation. But do our opinions comport with the perspectives of those responsible for finding tomorrow's collaborative leaders?

For this event, the Virtual Professional Development Committee invited two search firm representatives to share their views on what kind of leadership consortia are seeking right now:

• Jim Sirianni, Ph.D., Partner, Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates
• Jeff Kessner, Managing Associate, Isaacson, Miller

They brought their knowledge earned from recent, high-profile searches for consortium heads, and they compared and contrasted those experiences with other executive searches.

This dialog is designed for the consortium leader, for those with aspirations to become one, and for the boards responsible for finding and supporting their consortium's next executive. Kiernan Mathews, Ed.D., of the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) facilitated, in a Zoom Meeting format, an interactive conversation among our guests and between them and registered participants. The streaming video is available to ACL members at http://www.national-acl.org.