Background

Doug Hanslip is a strategic higher education leader and career management executive with more than 30 years of experience spanning graduate business education, executive search, talent strategy. He currently serves in the Office of Graduate Programs at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, where he leads Career Management, Employer Relations, and Corporate Partnerships for MBA and specialized master’s students.

Over the past nine years, Doug has played a pivotal role in advancing student career outcomes, strengthening employer engagement, and enhancing the visibility and reputation of one of the nation’s top-ranked business schools. He partners closely with students, faculty, alumni, and corporate stakeholders to develop innovative, data-informed programs that align graduate talent with evolving workforce and industry needs. His expertise includes career coaching, leadership development, strengths assessment, recruiting strategy, employer relations, networking, interviewing, corporate partnerships, and professional branding.

Prior to joining the Moore School, Doug spent more than two decades in executive search and leadership advisory services, serving as a Senior Managing Director with Korn/Ferry International, CT Partners, and Allegis Global. In these roles, he advised organizations on executive talent acquisition, succession planning, leadership assessment, and workforce strategy across a variety of industries.

Earlier in his career, Doug held senior leadership positions on Wall Street with Bank of America, NatWest Bank (now RBS), and Lehman Brothers. His responsibilities included serving on an Equity Division Operating Committee, Deputy Head of Equities, and Regional Head of Institutional Equities, overseeing sales, trading, research, and capital markets activities.

Doug holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. His unique blend of corporate leadership, executive recruiting expertise, and higher education experience enables him to bridge academic preparation with real-world business demands, helping graduate students and organizations achieve exceptional outcomes.