Stephen Konstans Speaking Engagements, Publications and Board Service
Stephen Konstans is a frequent speaker, panelist and moderator at financial industry events throughout the country. Below are some of his recent engagements and publications as well as related board and committee service. To learn more about Mr. Konstans or contact him, read his bio.
Speaking Engagements
2022
NIL (Name, Image, Likeness): Changing the World of College Sports. Moderator, Pearson Partners International Spotlight SeriesTM Breakfast, September, 2022.
2021
The Business of Telehealth & Virtual Care. Co-moderator, Pearson Partners International Spotlight SeriesTM Breakfast, June, 2021.
Executive Search Professionals’ Perspectives in Today’s Market . Speaker, Accomplished Executives Forum, March 2021.
Organizing for Performance: Management Approaches for Out-Executing the Competition. Moderator, The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management and the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance, February 2021.
K&L Gates and Pearson Partners International CFO Rountable. Speaker, November 2020.
Today’s Job Market and Executive Search. Panelist, Wharton Club of Dallas/Fort Worth, May 2020.
Working with Recruiters in Today’s Turbulent Times. Speaker, Accomplished Executives Forum, April 2020.
2019
The Future of Work. Facilitator, The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management and the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance, October 2019.
Working with Executive Recruiters. Speaker, Academy Alumni Network of North Texas, August 2019.
What Executive Recruiters Look for in Top Corporate and Board Candidates. Moderator, Wharton and Northwestern Alumni Clubs of Dallas/Fort Worth, April 2019. Mr. Konstans led a discussion with a panel of leading executive search consultants who shared tips on developing one’s executive career and preparing for board and management roles.
Winning the War for Talent. Moderator, Pearson Partners International Spotlight SeriesTM Breakfast, June 2017. Almost twenty years after McKinsey & Company first introduced its groundbreaking study, The War for Talent, Pearson Partners International invited a panel of business leaders to share their thoughts on what it takes to win the best leaders in today’s war for talent.
Top Executive Job Search Mistakes (and How to Fix Them), Panelist, Association for Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) BlueSteps Webinar, November 2016. Mr. Konstans served as a panelist answering questions about senior-level executive job search, interviewing, networking and leadership development.
Expert Tips for Finding Your Next Board Seat, Panelist, Association for Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) BlueSteps Webinar, April 2016.
Executive Search and the Chief Financial Officer. Association for Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) BlueSteps TweetChat, October 2015. Mr. Konstans hosted a live chat on Twitter answering questions about how executive search consultants work to fill chief financial officer searches and how they work with CFOs to build and develop their executive teams.
How to Get on an Executive Recruiter’s Radar as a CFO Candidate. Panelist, Association for Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) BlueSteps Webinar, September 2014.
The Audit Executive Career Path. Speaker, Dallas Institute for Internal Auditors’ Chief Audit Executive Roundtable, September 2013. Mr. Konstans discussed the chief audit executive role and the various career paths that an audit executive can expect to follow.
Mapping Your Career: Mastering the Back Nine. Panelist, Financial Executives International (FEI) Dallas Chapter meeting, June 2013. Mr. Konstans served on a panel that discussed the financial executive career path.
How to Get to the Top: CFO. Panelist, Association for Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) BlueSteps webinar, April 2013. Mr. Konstans provided insight into the executive search process, the chief financial officer job market, the path to the top and leveraging relationships with search professionals specializing in finance executive positions. (Recording available from the AESC. (Requires free registration.)
The Chief Financial Officer Perspective. A Pearson Partners International survey, December 2012. Pearson Partners International, together with The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management and the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance, surveyed Fortune 1000 and mid-cap chief financial officers on a broad selection of topics relating to their key role in the C-suite.
From CFO to CEO. Speaker, Texas Society of CPAs Dallas Chapter meeting, May 2012. Mr. Konstans discussed the career path from chief financial officer to chief executive officer.
Working with Private Equity: The CFO Perspective. Moderator, Financial Executives International (FEI) Dallas Chapter meeting, April 2012. Mr. Konstans discussed the roles of chief financial officers at private-equity-backed companies.
CFO: Getting to the Corner Office. Moderator, Financial Executives International (FEI) Dallas Chapter meeting, March 2011. Mr. Konstans moderated a panel discussion featuring three Fortune 1000 and Forbes 200 chief executive officers who had moved up from chief financial officer to chief executive officer.
Positioning Women for Corporate Boards. Panelist, Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, April 2008. Mr. Konstans served on a panel discussing the importance of gender diversity on corporate boards and how women can prepare for board service.
Throughout his career, Mr. Konstans has spoken to multiple other career networking groups on a variety of career- and executive-search-related issues.