Eastward Partners Expands Search Team
June 18, 2025 – New York-based Eastward Partners has expanded with the additions of Jessica Ern as a director and Kristi Kamesch as an associate. “With nearly a decade of recruiting experience, Jessica brings exceptional leadership, expertise, and a passion for building world-class professional services teams,” Eastward Partners said in a LinkedIn post. “We’re confident she’ll play a pivotal role in driving our success. Please join us in celebrating her arrival.”
Ms. Ern is talent acquisition professional with over eight years of experience across executive search and internal recruitment, with a focus on high-growth technology and professional services firms. She has experience with mapping talent markets, refining hiring processes, and on advising on best-in-class candidate engagement strategies.
Ms. Ern previously served as director of executive recruitment with Genpact, responsible for executive recruitment and hiring for the company’s organization in North America & Europe, across industries including consumer goods & retail, life sciences/healthcare, hi-tech, manufacturing, media & entertainment, insurance, and banking & financial services. Before this, she was an executive recruiter with TritonExec, an executive search firm specializing in experience-led executive search. Prior to that, Ms. Ern was an executive recruiter with Hobson Associates.
“Looking forward to collaborating with an incredible team and contributing to impactful work in the professional services and PE space,” said Ms. Ern in a LinkedIn post. “Here’s to new challenges, growth, and success ahead.”
With three years of human capital experience, Ms. Kamesch has worked extensively with private equity funds investing in manufacturing, retail and CPG, fintech, healthcare, and software. She has a track record in placing operating partners and board directors at both the firm and portfolio company levels, helping clients build high-impact leadership teams. Prior to joining Eastward Partners, Ms. Kamesch served as manager, human capital and management solutions – financial services – with GLG.
“Thrilled to be part of the incredible team at Eastward Partners,” said Ms. Ern. “Grateful for the warm welcome and ready to hit the ground running in delivering top-tier executive talent to our clients.”
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.
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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.
Past Addition
At the end of last year, Eastward Partners 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.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
