Donna Chapman
dchapman@dhrglobal.com +1 713 301 9946Experience
Donna brings over 30 years of search experience placing CFOs and other C-suite and senior-level talent across a range of industries for public, privately held, and private equity-backed organizations. Known as a high-performing problem solver and mentor, she believes that strong relationships with clients and candidates are the best foundation for long-term success.
Prior to joining DHR, Donna served as North American Practice Leader, Financial Officers at a leading organizational consulting and executive search firm. Before that, she co-founded and led a boutique search firm in Houston for nearly 20 years, where she collaborated with CEOs and specialized in identifying leadership talent in various finance roles including CFO, VP Finance, Head of Strategy, Investor Relations, Treasury, Tax, Audit, Corporate Accounting, and Divisional Finance Leads. Donna began her career working with KPMG’s Audit Practice and leading the finance function as Controller for a privately held company.
Donna earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma. She is involved in helping children’s causes, including chairing an effort that raised $26 million to aid in constructing a new high school in an underprivileged community in Colorado. She is an active member of Impact100Houston, a collective giving organization providing Houston non-profits with $100,000 grants for their work in Art & Culture, Education, Environment, Family, and Health & Wellness.