List of Executive Search Firms

The following Executive Search Firms play a key role in the recruitment and placement of top business leaders.

For many executive-level professional, connecting with search firms is a tactic with untapped potential. These senior-level agencies are recruiting for leadership roles at some of the nation’s top employers.

Read: Tips for Using Recruiters (for Job Seekers)

It’s usually free to introduce yourself and make yourself known with executive search firms. Simply visit each agency’s website (from the list below) and follow their instructions to submit your Resume.

Here’s the List:

• 20/20 Foresight is a retained executive search firm with more than 20 years’ experience and expertise in the real estate, financial service and service industries.
• Aegis Consulting is a boutique, retained, executive search firm.
• Allen Austin is a global management consulting firm specializing in retained executive search.
• Alpha Search is a human capital services firm specializing in sourcing top tier investment professionals, team integrations and firm acquisitions.
• Atlantic Group is one of the industry leaders in executive search.
• Barbachano International is a premier executive search firm focused on diversity and multicultural target markets in North America.
• Battalia Winston is a mid-sized executive search firm with global reach.
• BlueSteps is a premier career management service for senior executives.
• Boyden is recognized as one of world’s premiere leadership solutions and talent advisory firms.
• Burtch Works is a contingency and retained executive recruiting firm dedicated to placing highly-qualified quantitative professionals in analytics, data science, and marketing research.
• Caldwell Partners is one of the world’s premier providers of executive search.
• CareerSMITH is the premiere executive search firm in engineering, construction and energy industries.
• Chartwell Partners is a senior management and board director executive search firm.
• Chief Talent Officer is a provider of full service staffing solutions focused on placing high level executives in legal, accounting and HR.
• Clarke Caniff is a global executive search firm specializing in the services, retail, real estate, and hospitality sectors.
• Clay Burnett Group is a preeminent executive recruitment company based in Southern California.
• Claymore Partners works closely with senior and mid level executives.
• Crist|Kolder offers unobstructed access to the most qualified c-level and board of director candidates in the world.
• CSI Executive Search has a national reputation for being a best in class recruiting firm.
• Culver Careers is an executive search firm based in Del Mar, California.
• DHR Global is one of the largest retained executive search firms in the world.
• Egon Zehnder is a world leading privately-held executive search and talent management firm.
• Excelon Associates specializes in the education, financial services, and healthcare industries.
• Grant Morgan is an executive search firm focusing on executive and mid-management-level searches.
• Heidrick & Struggles serves the executive talent and leadership needs of the worlds top organizations as the premier provider of senior-level executive search services.
• Horn Solutions is an executive search firm specializing in strategic accounting and finance, IT, and transactional accounting and office staffing services.
• Horton is a global retained executive search firm with 50 offices in 26 countries.
• Huffman Associates is an executive search and recruiting organization focused on management-level recruiting.
• Isaacson, Miller is a national executive search firm specializing in recruiting transformative leadership for mission-driven organizations.
• JW Michaels is a premier national executive search firm with expertise in compliance, legal, risk, finance, accounting, and IT.
• KDS Executive Search & Staffing is a leading provider of world-class IT executive search and staffing solutions.
• Korn Ferry is a preeminent global people and organizational advisory firm.
• Lucas Group is North America’s premier executive search firm.
• M&A Executive Search specializes in the placement of director to president-level job seekers.
• McCormick Group is a national executive search consulting firm and the largest independent executive search firm in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
• Morgan Samuels is a leading retained executive search firm.
• N2Growth is a global leadership development consultancy serving Board and C-level executives and other senior leaders.
• Parker + Lynch is an established leader in executive recruiting and consulting.
• People Connect is a full-service executive search firm specializing in the high tech, clean tech, and scientific industries.
• Reaction Search is an executive search and sales recruiting firm for top professionals in over thirty-five differing vertical markets.
• Russell Reynolds is a global leader in assessment, recruitment and succession planning for boards of directors, chief executive officers and key roles within the C-suite.
• Slayton Search is one of the fastest-growing executive search firms in North America.
• Spartan Capital Group specializes in the areas of accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations, administration, marketing and more.
• Spencer Stuart is a global leader in executive search and the adviser of choice to top companies seeking counsel on senior leadership needs.
• Sanford Rose Associates is a network of independently-owned executive search firms assisting clients to fill their mission-critical positions.
• Savile Dagny is a global boutique executive search with an emphasis on finance, corporate and technology talent.
• SPMB serves the technology market and is one of the largest independent retained search firms in the country. 
• Stanton Chase is a global executive search firm that partners with leading businesses, governments and non-governmental organizations.
• Talent Bridge is a premier executive recruiting and staffing organization, specializing in accounting, finance, administrative, customer care, IT, engineering, and more.
• TD Madison & Associates specializes in retained executive search in the broadband and telecommunications industries.
• The Carlisle Group places candidates in the construction, food manufacturing, general manufacturing, HR, insurance, and food service industries.
• Torch Group is a highly-specialized boutique executive search firm focused on senior management, executive and C-level talent.
• WittKieffer is a leader in healthcare and higher education executive search.
• ZRG Partners is a global executive search and human capital management firm.

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