Expertise + Experience
Meet Our Executive Recruiting Team
People are the heart of our business, and where our team truly excels. We value straight talk, thoughtful listening, agile work and using technology to improve our results and efficiency. We’re also passionate about building relationships, elevating great leaders and helping our clients succeed.
Here are some of the friendly faces you’ll work with:
David Lyman
Principal
As one of the most trusted and respected executive recruiters in the Twin Cities, David Lyman thrives on helping senior leaders and mid-sized companies transform their futures. He specializes in C-level and board searches, with involvement in every engagement.
David’s career spans more than 30 years at international and boutique search firms where his integrity, vision and partnering approach led to success. Prior to launching Lyman Executive Search in 2019, he cofounded LymanDoran, the third largest executive search firm in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and led Schall Lyman, a regional practice. He began his career with key positions at Russell Reynolds Associates and Korn Ferry International.
David prides himself on being a strong listener, connector and coach with solid ties to his community, family and professional network. He is an active board member for Dunwoody College of Technology chairing its Institutional Advancement Committee, current member of the Private Directors Association and past president of the Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary Club. He earned an MBA from New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College. David and his wife have four children and live in Excelsior, Minnesota.
Theresa Michel
Search Consultant
A C-level recruiter with a phenomenal track record of delivering key talent, Theresa Michel is a valued partner to family-owned and privately-held companies. Intentionally a generalist with wide-ranging industry experience, clients appreciate Theresa’s strategic mindset, fresh lens and transparent, consultative approach.
More than 20 years of C-suite search experience—including both client side and search firm roles—gives her valuable perspective on all aspects of the hiring process. Her career spans top boutique search firms, 7 years at Korn/Ferry International and 5 years at a publicly traded company where she launched and led a groundbreaking in-house executive search function.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas and JD degree from William Mitchell College of Law. Theresa lives with her husband and their two children in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Libby Utter
Search & Business Development Consultant
Libby Utter spent more than 15 years in executive search culminating in her role as President of The Wood Group. She has extensive experience with C-level and Board searches with privately-held middle market companies, as well as financial services and nonprofit search expertise.
Prior to joining Lyman Executive Search in 2021, Libby worked in the nonprofit healthcare sector, most recently as Executive Director of Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, a cancer support organization.
Libby is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She is past President of the Private Directors Association – Minnesota Chapter, and prior board service includes the Board of Directors for Theater Latte Da, past Chair of the Board of the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance, Minnesota Stroke Association, and the Scleroderma Foundation and many other nonprofit and association organizations. Libby holds a Certificate in Private Company Governance and currently chairs the Governance/Nominating Committee of the PDA – MN.
Katy Maus
Search Consultant
Katy Maus brings more than 15 years of recruiting experience across a variety of industries. Her client-side human resources experience combined with her tenure in executive search gives her a well-rounded perspective on the executive search process and deliverables. Katy leverages her sourcing expertise in her role as Search Consultant with Lyman Executive Search.
After graduating from the College of St. Benedict, Katy spent five years in the recruiting industry, specializing in the placement of human resources professionals. Following completion of her Master’s in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, she spent 11 years in the construction industry where she was responsible for all aspect of human resources in a privately held family company.
Katy lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota with her husband and their three children. When not in a hockey rink, Katy loves spending time on the boat.
