Dennis M. Barden

Senior Partner
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Dennis Barden is a senior partner with the executive search firm Witt/Kieffer, where he works on searches for presidents/chancellors, chief academic officers, and leaders in advancement and other fields for both public and private institutions.

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Back in the day, I was young and stupid. I did many of the ill-advised things that typify the young. Despite the unnecessary risks and mistakes I made, I thought I knew, if not everything, then at least everything about anything that was important.

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