Exhibit 32.1


                                  CERTIFICATION
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
        (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18,
                               United States Code)

     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the
undersigned officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that:

     The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (the
"Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13
(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information
contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:            August 13, 2003                        /s/ Thomas J. Friel
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                                                         Chief Executive Officer