2024 Executive Recruiting M&A Founders Forum Attendee List

September 19, 2024

Ami Abramson
Partner
DRG Talent
Teaneck, NJ

James Abruzzo
Managing Partner
JGA Partners
New York, NY

Rob Adams
Moderator
Hunt Scanlon Media
Greenwich, CT

Salvador Aguilar
President
Zeta Consulting Executive Search
Matawan, NJ

Marco M. Alemagna
Managing Partner
Open Executive Search&Selection
Milan, Italy

Jeannie Amos
President
Jeannie Amos Executive Search Inc.
New York, NY

John Arbolino
Managing Director
Boothroyd & Co.
Katonah, NY

Anna Aurebach
Consultant
Egon Zehnder
New York, NY

Mark Bai
Managing Director
True Search
New York, NY

Kareem Bakr
Managing Director
Phaidon International
New York, NY

Drew Ball
COO
Catylex
New York, NY

Eric Barker
Executive Search, Private Equity Practice
ZRG Partners
New York, NY

Kara Barr
Managing Director
LifeSci Search
Boston, MA

Elisabetta Bartoloni
Partner
Heidrick & Struggles
New York, NY

Larry Baum
Founding Managing Partner
Bay Street Advisors
Sag Harbor, NY

Rony Bejarano
Managing Partner
Forte Talent Acquisition
Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Julian Bell
Managing Director
Sheffield Haworth
New York, NY

Andrea Benson
Managing Director
Prospect Rock Partners
New York, NY

Andrew Bernstein
Partner
Options Group
Plainview, NY

Evan Berta
Associate
Hunt Scanlon Ventures
Greenwich, CT

Luis Beruff
Managing Director
Gray Talent Advisors
Washington, D.C.

Jenna Blaha
Global Managing Director
Karen Harvey Consulting Group
New York, NY

Ada Blige
Director
Odyssey Search Partners
New York, NY

Nikki Bloom
Founder
720 Search Partners
New York, NY

Andrew Boccio
CEO/ Co-founder
Landing Point
New York, NY

Elise Boeger
New York, NY

Jerel Booker
Director of Business Development & Operations
TM2 Executive Search
Austin, TX

Zach Brazao
Director
Eastward Partners
New York, NY

Ian Brenner
Senior Managing Director | Executive Search & Interim Management
B Riley Farber
Toronto, ON

Viktoria Brenner
Managing Partner
Brenner Advisors International
Greenwich, CT

Greg Brown
Associate Partner
NU Advisory
New York, NY

Sally Bryant
CEO
Bryant Group
Irving, TX

Craig Buffkin
Managing Partner
Buffkin Baker
Brentwood, TN

Jeff Bunn
Managing Director
ZRG Partners
New York, NY

David Burke
Founder & Managing Partner
Nadeena
Dublin, Ireland

Paul Came
Owner
CameSweeney LLC
Chicago, IL

Liz Capants
Founder & President
EBC Associates, LLC
New York, NY

Kane Carpenter
Managing Director
Daggerfinn
Chicago, IL

Jeff Cesario
VP Corporate Development | M&A | Strategy
Heidrick & Struggles
New York, NY

Amanda Chajes
Partner
Cornice Recruiting
New York, NY

Joe Chase
Head of M&A and Private Equity
Gunster
West Palm Beach, FL

Rocky Chen
CEO
51 Careers
New York, NY

Doug Chisholm
Partner
Mintz Group
New York, NY

Grant Clayton
Consultant
Egon Zehnder
Atlanta, GA

Rick Cleary
CEO
Tenzig
New York, NY

Jame Cofran
Principal
Tier1 Performance
Washington, D.C.

Matthew Comyns
Co-Founder & President
Artico Search
Stamford, CT

Chris Conti
Managing Partner
Lancor
Cleveland, OH

Patrick Corey
Partner
Corey Search Group
Bluffton, SC

David Costa
Director, Business Development
Equilar
New York, NY

Justin Cottrell
Partner
Riviera Partners
New York, NY

Mac Craig
VP, Enterprise BD Support & Managing Associate
Diversified Search Group
New York, NY

Jemi Crookes
Lead Value Consultant
Findem.ai
Washington, D.C.

Leo Cummings
Associate
Hunt Scanlon Ventures
Greenwich, CT

Brian Curry
Managing Partner
Fairfield Partners Executive Search
Stamford, CT

Alex Curtis
Managing Director
Hanover
Los Angeles, CA

Bobbi Dahlstrom
Senior Consultant
Ridgeway Partners
New York, NY

Dylan Dahmann
Founder & CEO
CenterPeak
Houston, TX

Val Daniels
Managing Director
Diversified Search Group
New York, NY

Alexander Darcy
VP Sales
Talmix
New York, NY

Raj Das
Partner
Caldwell Partners
New York, NY

John Davidson
Managing Director
Focus Search Partners
Chicago, IL

Doug De Almo
Managing Partner
Rice Cohen International
New Hope, PA

Mike Diegnan
Managing Director
Harvard Group International
Hoboken, NJ

Daniel Doimo
CEO
Solarlytics
Livermore, CA

Dakota Doman
Managing Principal
TM2 Executive Search
Washington, D.C.

Findlay Donnan
Managing Partner
TRANSEARCH
Dubai, UAE

Alexis DuFresne
CEO
Archer Search Partners
Greenwich, CT

Scott Dunklee
Managing Partner
The Lancer Group
San Diego County, CA

Lilian Dutra
CEO & Founder
AEN Talent Search
Greenwich, CT

Daniel Ebbert
President
The Ebbert Group
Spring House, PA

Mark Esposito
Senior Partner
Kingsley Gate
New York, NY

Scott Estill
Managing Partner
Lancor
New York, NY

Liz Ewing
Managing Director
Diversified Search Group
New York, NY

Camillia Fayyazi
Director
Mintz Group
New York, NY

Jack Febles
Manager, Sales & Marketing
Hunt Scanlon Media
Greenwich, CT

Meredith Fiedler Dennes
Managing Partner
Prospect Rock Partners
New York, NY

Eric Fink
President & Managing Director
Slone Partners
Philadelphia, PA

Paul Fioravanti MBA MPA CTP
CEO & Managing Partner
Qorval Partners LLC
Naples, FL

Stephen Fleming
Founder
Roundtable Talent
Morristown, NJ

Lindsay Fluke
Partner
Pinnacle Search Partners
Atlanta, GA

Mike Fookson
Associate
NU Advisory
New York, NY

Dave Fortier
Managing Partner Global Head, Partner Recruiting
ZRG Partners
Nashville, TN

Samantha Foster
Managing Director
ZRG Partners
East Lyme, CT

Kerry Francis
Senior Managing Director
Harvard Group International
Hoboken, NJ

Ross Freeman
CEO
680 Partners
New York, NY

Christina Frey
Global Strategy & Corporate Development Director
Russell Reynolds Associates
Washington, D.C.

Stuart Friedman
President & Senior Consultant
HR Talent Alliance
New York, NY

Thomas Fuller
Partner
August Leadership
New York, NY

Brian Gabay
CEO
Brian Simon Associates
New York, NY

Jack Gage
CRO
Riviera Partners
New York, NY

Juan Gaitan
President & CEO
TalentoHC
Miami, FL

Sunil Gandhi
Managing Director
The Taplow Group
Monroe, NJ

Mary Clare Garber
Principal
Princeton Legal Search
Red Bank, NJ

David Garber
Principal
Princeton Legal Search
Red Bank, NJ

Akhil Giri
Associate, M&A + Finance
TRUE
New York, NY

Michael Giunta
Managing Director
TalentClimb Inc.
New York, NY

Jon Glass
Managing Director
Talent Equity Group
New York, NY

Shira Goldetsky
CEO
Sapient Search
New York, NY

Rolando Gonzaga
Founder & Managing Partner
Skyridge Executive Search
Brooklyn, NY

Jason Gorham
Principal
TalentXi
Miami, FL

Bobby Gormsen
Partner, Executive Search
True Search
New York, NY

Troy Grabel
Marketing, Director
Teamalytics
Grand Haven, MI

John Gramer
Managing Director
Steven Douglas Associates
Princeton, NJ

Amanda Grant
Senior Managing Director – People Advisory, Head of Financial Services
Teneo
New York, NY

Patrick Gray
Founder & CEO
Gray Talent Advisors
Reston, VA

Hana Gregus
Principal
JGA Partners
New York, NY

Alan Guarino
Vice Chairman
Korn Ferry
New York, NY

Celeste Gudas
Founder
24 Seven Talent
New York, NY

Jay Haines
Founder
Grace Blue Partnership
New York, NY

Matt Hamlin
Managing Partner
PierceGray
New York, NY

Karen Harvey
CEO
Karen Harvey Consulting Group
New York, NY

Adam Harwood
CEO
Cornice Recruiting
New York, NY

Paul Heller
Managing Partner
Caldwell Partners
New York, NY

Phoebe Henderson
Managing Director
ZRG Partners
Purcellville, VA

Eleni Henkel
CEO & Founding Partner
Henkel Search Partners
New York, NY

Matt Henkel
COO
Henkel Search Partners
New York, NY

Barry Herbst
SVP, Head of Partnerships
The Elliot Group
New York, NY

Rich Herman
Managing Director, Private Equity
ZRG Partners
Washington, DC

Jake Herway
Founder & CEO
Jake Herway Consulting
New York, NY

Jon Hill
Managing Partner
The Energists
Houston, TX

Anita Hill Sands
Managing Partner
Intuition Financial Placement
New York, NY

Hart Hillman
Founder & CEO
Bigwin Group
Princeton, NJ

Daniel Hobbs
Managing Director
Stanton Chase International
Philadelphia, PA

David Hobert
Partner Founder
Blue Bear Talent
Bedford, NY

Ronya Holland
President & Founder
Holland Hunt LLC
New York, NY

Joshua R. Hollander
CEO
Horton International, North America
Hartford, CT

Mary Louise Howe
Managing Partner
Summit Talent Group
Columbia, MD

Christopher W. Hunt
President
Hunt Scanlon Media
Greenwich, CT

Ed Hunter
VP, M&A + Finance
TRUE
New York, NY

Naomi Ifhar
Managing Partner
Forte Talent Acquisition
Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Mark Iorio
Managing Director
BCAT Partners, LLC
Hamilton, NJ

Erik Jackson
Managing Partner
Perrett Laver
Raleigh, NC

Mark Jacobson
GM, Executive Search
Findem.ai
Lafayette, CA

Kurt Jeskulski
Regional Managing Director
PageGroup
New York, NY

Clint Johnson
Principal
Johnson Downie
Houston, TX

Alex Jones
Chief of Staff
Essenta Partners
London, UK

Julie Kanak
Managing Director
Kincannon & Reed
Chicago, IL

Michael Karran
Managing Director
Mintz Group
New York, NY

Sara Katz
Managing Partner & Co-Head of Executive Search
Searchlight Partners
New York, NY

Anthony Keizner
Managing Partner
Odyssey Search Partners
New York, NY

Brian Kelley
Managing Director
ZRG Partners
Greenwich, CT

Bill Kelly
President
Kelly & Company
New York, NY

Howard Kesten
CEO
APA Search, Inc.
New Canaan, CT

Brad Knueven
Managing Director
Tier1 Performance
Cincinnati, OH

Alex Kokos
Vice President
Lyneer Search Group
New York, NY

Michelle Kristel
Managing Partner
McCormack + Kristel
New York, NY

Kara Landon
Sr. Director of Private Equity Partnerships
Riviera Partners
New York, NY

John Lane
Co-founder
Landing Point
New York, NY

Denis LaPolice
Managing Partner
Resource Management Group
Stamford, CT

Lisa LaPolice
VP Operations
Resource Management Group
Stamford, CT

Brad Law
Partner
Frazer Jones
New York, NY

Alina Lee
Principal
JM Search
New York, NY

Joely Leidner
Managing Partner
Jobs by Joely
New York, NY

Neda Levy
Founder & CEO
Leo Search Partners
New York, NY

Alison Lipman
CHRO
1stDibs
New York, NY

Jane Lyons
Managing Partner
Jackson Lucas
New York, NY

Tripp Lyons
Managing Director
Jackson Lucas
New York, NY

Ann MacCarthy
Managing Director
EA Hughes & Co.
New York, NY

Emily Mackey
Sr. Manager, Experienced Recruitment – Americas
Simon-Kucher
New York, NY

Michele Magazine
Founder & Managing Partner
Michele Magazine Search LLC
New York, NY

Mark Magruder
President
Magruder Executive Search
Forth Worth, TX

Bridget Maguire
Founder & CEO
Premier Legal Advantage
Miami, FL

Sharon Mahn
CEO & Founder
Mahn Consulting, LLC
New York, NY

Rishap Malhotra
Chief Growth Officer
DroneUp
Norfolk, VA

Walker Manning
Vice President, Creative Content
Hunt Scanlon Media
Greenwich, CT

Josh Marmer
Managing Director & Partner
AC Lion
New York, NY

Marykate Martin
Managing Director
Ridgeway Partners
New York, NY

Mary Matthews
President
CovenantES Partners
New York, NY

Sam Mazzullo
Manager of Finance
Hunt Scanlon Media
Greenwich, CT

Matt McGreal
Managing Director
JamesDruryPartners
Elmhurst, IL

Diane McIntyre
CEO, People Advisory
Teneo
New York, NY

Michelle McMahon
Managing Director
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Bethesda, MD

Tracy McMillan
CEO & Managing Partner
BroadView Talent Partners
New York, NY

Hayden Melecio
Consultant, Biopharma
Russell Reynolds Associates
New York, NY

Linda Merill
CEO
The Merill Group
New York, NY

Darryl Miller
Managing Partner
The Taplow Group
Philadelphia, PA

Jodi Milner
Partner
720 Search Partners
New York, NY

Cliff Miras
Managing Partner
Miras Search Partners
New York, NY

Eric Moskowitz
COO, Americas
WhiteCrow Research
New York, NY

Bob Nahas
Managing Director
Bob Nahas Executive Search
New York, NY

Libby Naumes
Partner, Co-Founder
NU Advisory
New York, NY

Mike Newcomer
Executive in Residence
Insight Partners
New York, NY

Carlyle Newell
Managing Director
Boyden
Summit, NJ

Scott Noga
Principal
Lyneer Search Group
New York, NY

Robert O’Connor
Vice President
Savills North America
Washington, D.C.

Sean O’Neal
Partner
Chartwell Partners
Dallas, TX

Kirk Palmer
CEO
Kirk Palmer Associates
New York, NY

Rohan Paul
President
Teamalytics
College Station, TX

Michael Pax
Managing Director
Search-Inc
New York, NY

Maria Pellicione
Managing Director
Hechkoff Executive Search
New York, NY

Scott Petty
Partner
Chartwell Partners
Dallas, TX

Justin Pinchback
Managing Director, Private Equity
ZRG Partners
Chicago, IL

Alejandro Plata
Sr. Director, Finance
TalentoHC
Miami, FL

Kate Portland
SVP & Practice Leader
Slone Partners
Chicago, IL

Lawrence D. Poster
Managing Director
Catalyx Group
Verona, NJ

Robyn Quinn
VP, Senior Research Associate
BroadView Talent Partners
Philadelphia, PA

Shelley Raab
Managing Director
20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions
New York, NY

Stephen Rado
Partner
RPN Executive Search
New York, NY

Kenneth Randel
Executive Director
Options Group
New York, NY

Lisa Rangel
CEO
Chameleon Resumes
New York, NY

Ilana Raz
Managing Partner
Analytic Recruiting
New York, NY

Adam Reinebach
Operating Partner
Beringer Capital
New York, NY

Owen Rice
Managing Partner
Rice Cohen International
Newtown, PA

Remi Riou
Operating Partner
Oneida Partners
New York, NY

John Rivoir
Managing Partner
Rivoir & Associates
New York, NY

Andrea Rodriguez
Group VP, Operations & Revenue
TalentoHC
Miami, FL

Laurie Rosenfield
Partner
JM Search
New York, NY

Jackson Ross
Partner, Practice Leader Healthcare
Buffkin Baker
Nashville, TN

Jeff Rudnicki
Senior Partner – Global Leader M&A Strategy
McKinsey & Company
Boston, MA

Laura Ruggiero
Partner
Leapfrog Partners LLC
Cleveland, OH

Collin Rutherford
Founder & CEO
Greenbox Storage
Buffalo, NY

Todd Safferstone
Global Co-Leader of Strategy & Excellence
Russell Reynolds Associates
New York, NY

Ara Sahakian
Managing Partner
Pe-Gate
Toronto, Ontario

Cory Salmela
Founder & CEO
Salmela Talent
New York, NY

Christine Santacroce
Founder
Virago Search
New York, NY

Steven Saunders
SVP Client Partnerships
The Lancer Group
Toronto, Ontario

Todd Savage
Managing Director
Russell Reynolds Associates
West Palm Beach, FL

Liz Savage
Greenwich, CT

Scott A. Scanlon
CEO
Hunt Scanlon Ventures
Greenwich, CT

Drew Seaman
Managing Director
Hunt Scanlon Ventures
New York, NY

Neela Seenandan
Co-CEO
Hanold Associates
Chicago, IL

Patrica Sena
Partner
Leapfrog Partners LLC
Mendham, NJ

Ariel Serber
Director of Client Success
Lions Financial
New York, NY

Emily Shanny
Senior Analyst
Mintz Group
New York, NY

Katie Sherman
Executive Recruiter & Founder
KDS Talent Advisory
New York, NY

Joann Sherrer-Fornoff
Managing Partner
Summit Talent Group
Columbia, MD

Marc Silber
President
Crossover Search
New York, NY

Mark Sinatra
CEO
Aspen HR
Dallas, TX

Kelly Smith O’Hara
Partner
August Leadership
New York, NY

Daniel Solo
Founder
Second Line Advisors LLC
New York, NY

Jeannine Sommer
SVP, Search Operations & Quality & Managing Associate
Diversified Search Group
New York, NY

Rick Soni
Director of Strategy & Operations
Soni
New York, NY

Sid Soni
Founder & CEO
Soni
New York, NY

Steven Soto
CEO
Elucid8
New York, NY

John Spencer
Managing Partner
LifeSci Search
San Francisco, CA

Caroline Steadham
Senior Search Associate
Frederickson Partners, A Gallagher Company
Shelton, CT

Michelle Stuntz
President, ZRG Consulting Solutions
ZRG Partners
Washington, DC

Deb Taft
CEO
Lindauer
Boston, MA

Alex Theo
Principal, Energy & Climate Tech
NES Fircroft
Costa Mesa, CA

Dennis Theodorou
Managing Director
JMJ Phillip Executive Search
Birmingham, MI

Andrew Thompson
CEO & Founder
Notch Partners
New York, NY

Kelvin Thompson
Managing Partner
MontaRosa LLC
New York, NY

Rachael Tucker
Founder & President
Constellation Advisors
New York, NY

Misha Uber
CEO
Uber Search Partners
Los Angeles, CA

William Vanderbloemen
Founder & CEO
Vanderbloemen
Houston, TX

Brett Vecchio
Partner, Head of Private Equity
Eastward Partners
New York, NY

Kathy Ventura
Principal
VenturaFinn
New York, NY

Ariana Villanueva
People Analytics & PMO Lead
Project44
Chicago, IL

Bill Vlaad
CEO, Managing Partner
Vlaad & Company
Toronto, Canada

Richard Walsh
Vice President
Solomon Page
New York, NY

Jennifer Wang
Search Consultant
EBC Associates, LLC
New York, NY

Sue Waterbury
Partner
McDermott + Bull Executive Search
New York, NY

Paul Webster
Managing Partner
Page Executive
New York, NY

Lauren Welch
Business Operations Manager
CenterPeak
Houston, TX

Jeff Wernecke
Managing Director & Partner
AC Lion
New York, NY

Julia Wexler
President
APA Search, Inc.
New Canaan, CT

Erica White
Executive Director
Frazer Jones
New York, NY

Jon White
Managing Director, Operating President
Larson Capital Management
St. Louis, MO

Rebecca Wilson
Senior Managing Director & Regional President
20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions
New York, NY

Andrew Zang
Corporate Real Estate Advisor
Savills North America
New York, NY

Jon Zeitts
Associate Recruiter
Brian Simon Associates
New York, NY

Joe Ziccardi
Chief Information Officer
WhatsPossible
New York, NY

Adam Zoia
CEO & Co-Founder
Glocap Search
New York, NY