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Trevor Blair

Member profile details

Membership level

Individual Membership

First name

Trevor

Last name

Blair

Company

Blair Search Partners

trevor@blairsearchpartners.com

Work Phone

760-889-2707

Sectors

Advocacy, Policy, and Civic Engagement
Affordable Housing
Animal Welfare, Aquariums, and Zoos
Arts & Culture
Associations, Chambers of Commerce, Board of Trade
Children, Youth, and Families
Civil Rights, Human Rights, and Social Justice
Community and Economic Development
Education (Pre-K through 12)
Environmental and Sustainability
Faith-Based Organizations
Food Security and Hunger
Governmental and Municipal
Health, Science, and Medicine
Higher Education
Human and Social Services
Immigration and Refugees
International Aid and Development
LGBTQ+
Libraries
Museums – Art, Science, Children’s, Historical preservation
Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
Poverty and Homelessness
Workforce Development, Trades, and Entrepreneurship

Position Types

Advocacy and Policy
DEIB
Development and Fundraising
Executive
Finance
Human Resource
Marketing and Communications
Operations
Program

Company/Organization Website

www.blairsearchpartners.com

Bio

A native of San Diego, Trevor has over 20 years of experience in executive search, recruiting, and workforce development. He began his career with Manpower, a global provider of recruiting and HR solutions, and was initially based in Sydney. After 5 years with the Australian operation, he transferred back to the US for graduate school and then rejoined Manpower in San Diego. After serving for several years as a Business Development Manager, he shifted focus to building the company’s workforce development and executive search practices. During this time, Trevor worked closely with nonprofit organizations to develop training and job placement programs for underserved communities. He also helped secure public and private funding to back those programs, in addition to providing support in the areas of executive search and recruiting. In 2016, he leveraged this experience to launch a new firm, Blair Search Partners, specializing in search engagements for nonprofit organizations. Today the firm manages 40-50 search engagements annually for clients across California and on the East Coast as well. BSP’s work spans almost every area of the sector including philanthropy, human services, education, professional associations, and the arts. Trevor’s community engagement has included numerous organizations, including his current board and committee positions with LEAD San Diego (immediate past chair), Zero8hundred (immediate past chair), Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) San Diego. He also serves on the board of the Network of Nonprofit Search Consultants, the nationwide industry association dedicated to developing innovative best practices within the nonprofit search sector. Outside of career, Trevor is an avid endurance athlete, having competed in over 200 triathlons around the world. He is a 10-time Ironman finisher and 3-time Boston Marathon finisher. He holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude), and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Trevor and his wife Megan live in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego with their daughter Eleanor (7) and son Julian (4).