— Open Positions
Current Active Searches
The Mason Executive Search Group is currently conducting the following searches on behalf of George Mason University. Inquiries about any open engagement may be directed to the search team.
College of Public Health
The Divisional Dean of the School of Nursing provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for all School functions, including academic programs, faculty and staff affairs, research development, student success, clinical partnerships, and community engagement.
Fiscal Services
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lead the financial future of one of the nation's most dynamic public research universities. Reporting to the President and serving on the Senior Leadership Team, the SVP and CFO is the university's principal financial officer and holds ultimate accountability for the financial operations of the institution.
Division for Enrollment and Student Achievement
Dean of Admissions
The Dean of Admissions serves as the chief strategic and operational leader of undergraduate and graduate admissions, accountable for recruiting, evaluating, and enrolling a talented, diverse, and academically prepared student body that reflects George Mason's distinctive mission of access and excellence.
Our Distinctive Model
Where institutional knowledge meets executive search excellence
Deep Institutional Intelligence
Our intimate understanding of Mason's culture, mission, leadership, landscape, and strategic direction means every search starts from a position of depth.
Congierge-Level Partnership
White-glove service that goes beyond placement. From first conversation to first day on the job, we are present, responsive, and invested in the success of the hire and the success of the team welcoming them.
Continuity & Pipeline
Because we never leave, we never start from zero. We maintain active talent pipelines, track future attrition, and build relationships that compound over time - compressing time-to-fill and improving retention from day one.
High-Touch, Structured Process
Every search combines detailed stakeholder consultations, strategic advertising, proactive sourcing, and thorough candidate assessment - ensuring skills and values align precisely with department and institutional goals.
Significant Cost Savings
External retained search firms average a 33% placement fee - often $75,000 or more per search at Mason. MESG delivers the same rigorous, full service search at a fraction of that cost, reinvesting those savings directly into Mason's mission and priorities.
Global Networks
We build and cultivate extensive networks across higher education, research, healthcare, government, and industry zero ensuring a robust pipeline of exceptional talent fore very search, and for every search that follows.
— How We Work
A Structured Search,
In Five Deliberate Phases
Every MESG search follows a disciplined, high-touch methodology that is structured enough to ensure consistency, flexible enough to honor the unique needs of each role, department, and moment in Mason's evolution.
Ready for Your Next
Transformational Leader?
Partner with MESG for your next executive search. We bring the expertise of a global search firm and the commitment of a colleague who has as much at stake in the outcome as you do.
— Your Search Team
Meet the Mason Executive Search Group
Our team of experienced senior search consultants combines global executive search expertise with deep institutional knowledge of George Mason University — providing an unparalleled level of service and commitment to every engagement.
Clifton J. Murray
Director, Talent Acquisition
Clifton J. Murray, SHRM-SCP, leads Talent Acquisition at George Mason University, where he has spent the past seven years building a comprehensive, centralized recruiting function. He brings more than two decades of recruitment experience spanning higher education, healthcare, technology, the federal sector, government contracting, and complex administrative environments, including leading and supporting searches at the executive and C-suite levels. Clifton has a proven track record of aligning executive talent strategies with organizational missions and long-term objectives. At Mason, he has supported searches for the university’s most senior academic and administrative leaders, partnering with stakeholders across the institution to attract talent capable of advancing Mason’s academic, research, and operational priorities.
Kunal Chadha
Executive Recruiter
Kunal Chadha brings more than 16 years of executive search experience and a proven track record of recruiting and placing more than 400 leaders at the vice president, senior vice president, and C-suite levels across a wide range of industries and functions. His career includes executive search roles with Heidrick & Struggles and Korn Ferry, as well as founding and scaling Nimbus SearchPartners, a boutique executive search firm serving organizations including PepsiCo, Boeing, and AstraZeneca. As MESG’s inaugural Executive Recruiter, he partners with Mason’s leadership to identify, assess, and recruit exceptional academic and administrative leaders, combining the rigor of leading executive search firms with the institutional knowledge and long-term accountability of an in-house function.