Stephen G. Harrison

Chairman, Lee Hecht Harrison
Portrait Stephen G. Harrison

Steve is Chairman of Lee Hecht Harrison, one of the world's largest and most respected global career management services companies. With over 240 offices in 36 countries, Lee Hecht Harrison is the global leader in creating and delivering distinctive human capital solutions, partnering with organizations and individuals to maximize their performance. Most recently, Steve served as the Worldwide Chief Compliance and Human Resources Officer of Adecco, the world's largest HR solutions company and Lee Hecht Harrison's parent. He is also a past member of Adecco's Group Executive Management Committee.

He was President of Lee Hecht Harrison from 1982 to 2002, and CEO of Adecco's Career Services Division from 2002 to 2004. LHH is the flagship of Adecco Career Services. Steve provided the overall leadership and direction for the firm including its strategic development and international expansion.

Before joining Lee Hecht Harrison in 1982, Steve was a partner with the Center for Diagnostic Medicine in New York, which provided executive and occupational health services to major corporations. Prior to that he spent 14 years at Tenneco, a multi-national corporation where he specialized in labor relations and human resources management.

Steve is an active member of the Board of Directors of Jobs for America's Graduates, the nation's largest and most successful school-to-work program. He is a member of the Ethics Officers' Association (EOA), Association of Career Professionals International (ACP), a Charter Fellow of the Institute for Career Certification International (ICC), and is a frequent speaker on issues surrounding the world of work and careers, compliance and ethics.

Steve holds an MBA with honors from the University of Cincinnati.



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