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About the Firm

A quieter kind of search firm.

Specialists in financial services leadership, trusted by boards and investors to find the people who shape their next decade.

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Our story

Built by people who worked inside finance.

Our partners spent their early careers in banks, investment firms and private capital before moving into search. That inside view shapes how we brief, assess and advise, and it is why clients trust us with their most sensitive appointments.

Two colleagues reviewing a document across a desk

25+

Years recruiting in financial services

600+

Executive and board placements

94%

Of placements still in role after two years

40

States where we have placed leaders

Our history

Two decades of quiet progress.

2004

Founded

Two partners leave a global firm to run retained searches for regional banks, one mandate at a time.

2011

A national practice

A New York office opens and the firm begins placing leaders with asset and wealth managers across the country.

2018

Private capital

A dedicated private equity and venture practice launches to serve investors and their portfolio companies.

Today

600+ placements

Boards, investors and leadership teams return to us for the roles that matter most.

What we stand for

Principles we won’t trade away.

01

Discretion

Confidential searches stay confidential, for clients and candidates alike.

02

Specialism

We work only in financial services, so we know the roles, the people and the market.

03

Partnership

A partner leads every search from the first brief to the first year in role.

04

The long view

We measure success by who is still thriving in the role years later.

Leadership

The people behind every search.

In their words

  • They understood our board before we did. The CFO they found has changed how we run the bank, and the search never once felt rushed.

    Catherine Ellis

    Board Chair

    Regional bank, Midwest

  • Discreet, rigorous and genuinely invested in fit. Two years on, every leader they placed with our portfolio is still in the seat.

    Daniel Mercer

    Managing Partner

    Mid-market private equity firm

  • They represented me with the care of an adviser, not a recruiter, and were candid about the role in a way no one else was.

    Priya Raman

    Chief Investment Officer

    Independent asset manager

  • They took the time to understand a small bank with big ambitions. Our new CFO was the right person for where we are going, not just where we have been, and the process was handled with complete discretion.

    Grace Holloway

    Chief Executive Officer

    Community bank, Southeast

  • Every conversation was honest, including the ones about roles that weren't right. The offer I accepted was the one I would have chosen with a year to decide.

    Marcus Adeyemi

    Chief Financial Officer

    Mid-sized commercial bank

  • The preparation was thorough and the feedback after each interview was direct. A year into the role, the partner who placed me still checks in.

    Helena Strand

    Managing Director

    Private equity firm

Let’s talk about your next appointment.

Every search begins with a confidential conversation.