Dr. Julie Staggs, EMBA, EdD, joined AGB Search in Fall, 2021.  Dr. Staggs brings extensive experience in the field of higher education spanning more than 30 years. She has served in various roles in higher education including the areas of admissions, marketing, teaching, and as a Board of Trustees member.

In addition to her work as an executive search consultant and as an executive coach and consultant at AGB Consulting, Dr. Staggs is also a Higher Education SME at Korn Ferry Advisory Consulting where she has provided strategic consulting services to top universities, as well as to Fortune 500 companies. Her previous work at CEB (Corporate Executive Board) focused on innovation and strategic partnering in addition to teaching in the Corporate Leadership Council’s (CLC) Leadership Academies. As a Vice President at Pearson Education, she focused on partnering with higher education systems and institutions in the design, building, and delivery of distance learning to students.

Currently Dr. Staggs serves on the Board of Trustees of Converse College and chairs the Enrollment and Programs Committee, is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), and is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of Global Health Action. Inc, an international NGO supporting community health programs in more than 90 countries.

Dr. Staggs received her BA from Converse College (SC), MBA from the University of Georgia, a graduate certificate in Leadership from Nova Southeastern University (FL), and EdD in higher education management and leadership from the University of Georgia’s Institute for Higher Education.