Nicholas Brill

Head, Higher Education and Partner, Healthcare/Life Sciences Boston

Nicholas Brill is the Head of Odgers Berndtson’s US Higher Education Practice and a Partner in the firm’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Practices.

Prior to joining Odgers Berndtson, he co-founded and was Managing Partner of a boutique search firm where he recruited senior academic and business leaders for leading US universities, academic medical centers, and affiliated organizations. Earlier in his career, Nick was an officer of the Harvard Community Health Plan, New England’s first health maintenance organization. He also founded a health services company, Commonwealth Care, and built out the firm before selling it to a publicly traded company where he served as Vice President for national business development.

Nick has served as a trustee of academic medical centers and social service organizations and is currently a member of the Overseers Committee of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Nick holds a BA from Colgate University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.