Randy Street

Randy Street is Vice Chairman of ghSMART, a leadership advisory firm whose mission is to use its expertise in human behavior to help CEOs, boards, and investors build valuable companies. He has over 30 years of experience advising leaders on building effective teams to execute their strategies with confidence. He specializes in CEO succession, executive selection and development, management due diligence, and optimizing leadership teams to execute strategy.

Prior to becoming Vice Chairman, Randy served for 12 years as ghSMART’s first Managing Partner. During that time, the firm grew tenfold while setting industry standards for client and team satisfaction. Forbes rated ghSMART one of America’s Best Consulting Firms from 2017 to 2020, and Vault ranked it the #1 Boutique Consulting firm and #1 in overall team satisfaction, client interaction, and level of challenge in 2021. Before joining ghSMART, he was the EVP of Sales & Marketing and EVP of Corporate Development & Strategy for EzGov, a software company that was named the fastest growing company in Atlanta during his tenure. He also worked as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company, advising senior executives of Global 1000 companies across various industries.

In collaboration with Geoff Smart, the firm’s chairman and founder, Randy co-authored "Who: The A Method for Hiring" (Random House, 2008), which achieved bestseller status on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly lists. This book received the “Best 30 Business Books Award” from Soundview Executive Book Summaries, was named a “Top 5 Best Book in China” by Shanghai Daily, the “#1 Best Business and Management Book of 2009” by Canada’s Globe and Mail, and a top seven “Best Advice” book for leaders in 2011 by The Wall Street Journal. He also co-authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller "Power Score: Your Formula for Leadership Success" (Random House, 2015). His presentations are known for their extensive audience interaction, live demonstrations of interview techniques, and provision of practical tools and templates for attendees. Randy's keynotes typically cover topics such as the costs of hiring mistakes, effective hiring practices, and leadership success.

Randy earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University. He and his wife reside in Atlanta, Georgia, and have three daughters.