Eastward Partners Appoints Partner
December 19, 2024 – New York-based Eastward Partners has expanded with the addition of Matt Greenberg to its leadership team as partner. “Matt is one of those people who elevates a leadership team in the most impactful way,” said Joe Carbone, CEO of Eastward Partners. “His ability to consume and share information places everyone—our internal team and clients alike—in an elevated position. He’s not only an exceptional search operator but also an extraordinary person. That combination of skill and character makes him truly special. Eastward Partners is proud to have Matt on board as the firm continues its mission to deliver exceptional executive search services to a global client base.”
With over 20 years of executive search expertise, Mr. Greenberg brings a wealth of knowledge and a track record in recruiting senior talent across digital, transformation, and strategy roles. His career spans working with leading global strategy firms, Big 4 consultancies, publicly traded integrated services companies, specialized boutique firms, and private equity operating groups, as well as their portfolio companies. As a trusted advisor to his clients, Mr. Greenberg has placed senior talent in areas critical to growth and innovation, including AI, cybersecurity, and cloud technology.
Prior to joining Eastward Partners, Mr. Greenberg served as a partner at executive search firms Leathwaite and Beecher Reagan. Earlier in his career, he led internal talent acquisition teams at BCG and Gartner.
“The world is changing rapidly, and the need for precise, data-driven insights has never been greater,” said Mr. Greenberg. “I’m thrilled to join Eastward Partners, where proprietary tools like ECHO® and our dedicated human capital research function change the game for our clients. These unique offerings enable us to underwrite searches with confidence, tackle complexity with clarity, and significantly reduce risk in decision-making.”
Eastward Partners is a venture backed, retained executive search, and human capital consulting firm with offices in New York City, Miami, Chicago, and London. It was founded with a focus on delivering talent acquisition solutions that lead to immediate and sustainable results within PE, PE backed, and privately held organizations. Approached through the lens of strategic human capital management, the firm partners with clients to optimize core business functions essential to long-term value creation.
Eastward Partners’ portfolio of work is focused on retained mandates for leadership positions as well as the building of high performing teams. They are focused on building capabilities for clients within private equity, professional services and corporates.
Recent Acquisition
In July, Eastward Partners acquired executive search firm Press and Associates. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Press & Associates, founded by its namesake, Paul Press, in December 2016 to be a search firm that exclusively supports private equity firms, and their portfolio companies hire executive-level talent across the technology function. Prior to the acquisition, the firm became known for supplying tech leadership talent across PE-backed portfolio companies and building firm-level value creation teams for large cap private equity firms.
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“Having admired Paul’s work from afar and referring each other’s services when a specialist hire was required for our clients, the time came when it made sense to join forces,” said Mr. Carbone. “We have a lot of commonalities among our network, and both share an unrelenting drive to provide exceptional service. Our operating models are similar, and we work extremely well together, so it made sense for both parties.”
“Eastward’s proprietary research tool, ECHO, and its human capital research function are where our clients will see so much value,” said Mr. Press. “There is no one out there in the search industry who leverages data like this. In addition to Press & Associates’ extensive experience serving our clients, we’ll be able to leverage comprehensive human capital data and analytics research to provide a market-leading and unparalleled executive search service. I’m delighted to be able to bring such value to my clients and join the Eastward journey.”
“We’re building an exceptional team to service our market and continue our ongoing expansion plans,” said Mr. Carbone. “This is the start of our roadmap to continue working with the best executive search professionals and add value to a wider array of clients with our search and research capabilities.”
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
