With a team of 50+ business consultants and research associates, Connery Consulting has decades of industry experience. Priding ourselves on quality and personalized service, we are committed to excellence by bringing you the best of the best with a specialized approach.
We are industry experts providing a high level of professionalism, integrity and client satisfaction.
We offer a full suite of services including Compensation Advisory Services, HR Advisory Services and Talent Acquisition.
We take a personalized approach to fully understand and adapt to the unique needs of our clients.
NANCY CONNERY // Founding Principal
Nancy Connery is the founder and principal of Connery Consulting, the premier human capital consultancy that partners with the fastest-growing technology companies of all time. Her inspiring career spans HR management and operations positions for over 30 years.
Nancy began her career by partnering with Marc Benioff to build two key divisions at Oracle Corporation, including the company’s first philanthropic venture. Marc later recruited her as one of the three Oracle employees and Salesforce’s fifth employee. As Salesforce’s founding VP of HR, Nancy fueled the company’s remarkable growth by building its industry-leading HR infrastructure, personally recruiting more than 650 hires.
In 2007, Nancy embarked on a new mission to help entrepreneurs enable peak performance by empowering people. She designed Connery’s offering to support the rapid growth that technology companies demand: talent acquisition, strategic total rewards planning, and executive coaching. Nancy has personally advised unicorns Airbnb, Dropbox, Instacart, Facebook, Medium, Twitter and Zendesk to surmount the challenges of scaling as they develop into vibrant, profitable companies.
In 2021, Nancy co-founded compensation intelligence leader, OpenComp, with Connery cofounder Thanh Nguyen. OpenComp has raised nearly $25M from TIME Ventures (the investment vehicle for Marc Benioff), J.P. Morgan, and others. She sits on OpenComp’s board, as well as Mattermost’s advisory board and the Board of Directors at The Branson School, where Nancy serves on Governance and Building and Grounds.
Nancy still actively supports Compass Family Services, a philanthropic organization devoted to breaking the cycle of homelessness in San Francisco, where she formerly sat on the Board. Nancy is a strong supporter of college internships, working with the University of Colorado to advise and place college athletes in tech companies.
Nancy enjoys her family, global traveling, outdoor activities, and olives in her beer. Her mentors include Marc Benioff and her father, both of whom inspired her to give 110% to everything she does.
"I'm passionate about people,” Nancy says.
SCOTT KIRSCH // Director, TalentAQ
Leading Connery's contingency arm, TalentAQ, Scott has been a part of the Connery team for over 3 years. He started on the embedded team as a Recruitment Consultant and Account Manager, consulting at fast-paced, high-growth companies including Uber, Rippling, and Luminar Technologies.
He brings over 10 years of recruiting experience with a background in both agency and internal recruitment. Prior to Connery, he led the recruitment and HR for an IoT start-up in Michigan.
Scott loves to explore national parks and go on hikes with his wife, Natalie, and dog, Belle.