Mr. Hawkins is President/CEO and Founder of The Hawkins Company, and has over twenty-five (25) years of executive search experience. During the course of his search career, Mr. Hawkins has conducted and/or participated in over 500 executive searches. He is an industry pioneer in diversity recruiting at senior corporate levels. Prior to launching The Hawkins Company in 1984, Mr. Hawkins spent nine (9) years as a senior member of the world's largest executive search firm, Korn Ferry International. Nurtured in this multi specialty, multi-national search firm, Mr. Hawkins developed specialty-recruiting expertise in banking, real estate and entertainment. From 1972 to 1976, Mr. Hawkins was Senior Vice President of the National Economic Management Association, a small business consulting firm concentrating on minority economic development. His previous experience includes banking and government service.

Mr. Hawkins is a graduate of Howard University and has lectured extensively on recruiting and human resources issues nationally. He is currently listed in "Who's Who" for his competence and ability to conduct recruiting assignments in a variety of industries, and holds membership in numerous community, business and professional organizations.