People

George Theotokatos

Managing Associate

Executive Search, Managing Associate, Nonprofit and Social Impact

At Koya Partners | Diversified Search Group (DSG), George is responsible for leading a diverse portfolio of executive searches and specializes in candidate development and client support for mission-driven and equity-focused executive searches.

As a queer man, George is passionate about applying an approach to search that is rooted in equity and justice, with the intent to center and uplift the work and contributions of historically marginalized communities. George uses he/him/his pronouns.

George recruits diverse slates of leaders through targeted outreach and skillful candidate cultivation across searches for a broad range of clients.

Representative clients include National Network of Abortion Funds, Call2Recycle, Center on Halsted, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Howard Brown Health Center, National AIDS Memorial, National Equity Fund, United Way of Metro Chicago, and YMCA of Metro Chicago, among others.

Prior to joining Koya Partners | DSG, George was with Leadership Greater Chicago
(LGC), the region’s premier convener, connector, and mobilizer of bold leaders to effect transformative civic impact. There he led the work of LGC to invest in cross-sector collaborations in Chicago by developing local leaders around the issues of civic and social engagement.

George began his career working in higher education at universities in Illinois and Massachusetts. At those institutions, he focused on working with students from historically marginalized identity groups to provide orientation, training, and leadership development services on behalf of the universities.

He serves on the School Board of Plato Academy, a local elementary school that is part of the Progressive Education Network, which roots its pedagogy in the Ancient Greek practice of Philotimo, or the “duty to do what’s right.” George is also a member of the Board for the Chicago Chapter of New Leaders Council, a leadership development organization focused on civic engagement for emerging leaders.

Education

Master of Science, Higher Education
Western Illinois University

BA, Public Relations and Advertising
Saint Louis University