Exhibit 99.1

NEWS		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES BOARD AUTHORIZES

$50 MILLION STOCK REPURCHASE

CHICAGO, September 16, 2005—Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII), the world’s premier executive search and leadership consulting firm, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $50 million stock repurchase program. The company intends, from time to time, as business conditions warrant, to purchase common stock on the open market or in negotiated or block trades. No time limit has been set for completion of the program. A portion of the repurchased shares may be used for the company’s employee equity programs and the balance will be available for other general corporate purposes.

“Heidrick & Struggles is committed to investing for growth and returning excess cash to our shareholders,” said Thomas J. Friel, chairman and chief executive officer of Heidrick & Struggles. “The cash flow productivity of our business model enables us to actively pursue investment opportunities that we believe will drive future value for shareholders, as well as stock repurchases. The stock repurchase program demonstrates the confidence we have in our company and in the investments we’ve made in growing our business.”

Through two prior buyback programs completed over the last four years the company has repurchased more than 2.8 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $61 million.

At June 30, 2005, Heidrick & Struggles had approximately 20 million fully diluted shares outstanding.

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About Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. is the world’s premier provider of senior-level executive search and leadership consulting services, including talent management, board building, executive on-boarding and M&A effectiveness. For more than 50 years, we have focused on quality service and built strong leadership teams through our relationships with clients and individuals worldwide. Today, Heidrick & Struggles leadership experts operate from principal business centers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.heidrick.com.

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