Artico delivers the people to build, scale and protect your business. Founded in 2021, Artico’s team matches the world’s best talent with venture capital, private equity-backed and publicly-traded companies.
CONNECTED
With decades of experience and a serious network of elite candidates, our relationships help us calibrate quickly, enabling perspectives on potential candidates that other firms often overlook.
TRUSTWORTHY PARTNER
Our position in the market as a boutique firm means every search outcome matters to us, to our brand and to our clients. We anticipate your needs, communicate transparently, and deliver what we promise, on time and exceeding expectations.
DIVERSITY
Our expertise and commitment to providing a diverse set of candidates — one that spans ethnicity, gender and background — helps our clients build a more inclusive and innovative leadership team. We publish our diversity numbers transparently and they are best in the industry. Our past two years have proven this out with 53% of our placements being under represented talent.
FEW “OFF LIMITS”
We have almost unlimited access to the broadest and best talent without the conflicts of multiple “off-limits” agreements that restrict the larger firms’ access to the best talent.
EXPERT
Every Artico consultant has deep domain knowledge, relevant search experience and significant operational expertise. We know the market, and anticipate where it’s going. Our methods have been decades in the making and provide for crisp execution.
ART + SCIENCE
Our methods combine art and science. We scientifically analyze leader profiles and competency trade-offs while artfully engaging people who add to the culture, lift the brand and fulfill both company and personal goals in their role.
Partnering with Artico Search will deliver the talent you want to scale up and protect your business. We are hands on, with a relentless drive to deliver. You can focus on your business, knowing that we’ll deliver you the right talent. We have served as global business executives ourselves. We’ve placed hundreds of leaders with category-creating brands, helping realize billions in outcomes for their investors.
In the age of AI, rapid technological advancements are revolutionizing the way organizations are approaching talent management. Heightened levels of automation are already reshaping recruitment, assessment, and team building while improving workforce optimization – all while balancing the critical need for ethical, human-centric decision-making. Hunt Scanlon Media is convening over 250 chief talent officers, CHROs,
A highly readable and insightful report that’s just come out, the 2025 State of the CISO Report by IANS and Artico Search, presents a comprehensive analysis of how the CISO role is evolving in today’s enterprise landscape. Based on survey responses from over 800 CISOs, the report tracks shifts in organizational structure, compensation, boardroom engagement, and
Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor of Artico Search has assisted in the recruitment of Amol Naik as chief operating officer of financial technology company Capitolis. “Capitolis has been growing rapidly, and we have been looking for the right operational leader to help us scale and support further growth in our business,” said Gil Mandelzis, founder and CEO. “Amol has a
Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor and Matt Meyer of Artico Search have assisted in the recruitment of Mike Heller as partner with Floodgate. “It’s been over a decade since we’ve added a new partner at Floodgate,” Mike Maples said in a LinkedIn post. “Mike Heller checks every box we care about, as an investor, a human, and a co-conspirator for top
News
“Pay Rises for Cyber Chiefs as Hacks, Regulatory Pressure Increase” – WSJ
Artico Partner Steve Martano Featured in The Wall Street Journal
BENCHMARK INSIGHTS: A Guide To Hiring and Retaining CISOs and Security Leaders
Successful Executive Search: commercetools
Successful Executive Search: Showpad
Recruitment and HR Challenges During and Post-Covid
2021 CISO Compensation and Security Budget Benchmark Reports Now Available
2021 CISO Compensation & Satisfaction Insights
Successful Executive Search: Insight Partners
Successful Executive Search: Keeper Security
CSO Online Hosts Artico Search Partner Steve Martano to discuss this year’s CISO Compensation and Budget Survey
Artico Search Places Cybersecurity Marketing Leader Claire Trimble as Chief Marketing Officer at Synack, Inc.
Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor Joins Him For Her For A Discussion With Zander Lurie – December 7, 2021
Media & Podcasts
Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor Featured on the Product Thinking Podcast
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