DSG Global

About Us

DSG Global is an award-winning executive search and consulting firm that partners with clients to cultivate the talent and leadership they need to navigate today and thrive tomorrow. With broad expertise and a commitment to long-term partnership, DSG Global helps organizations reach their full human potential and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

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Find a Recruiter

At DSG Global, Your search will always have a Managing Director leading the process from the beginning through to completion. This emphasis on experience enables the firm to work with clients in challenging internal perspectives and moving beyond the expected.

For more information on our Managing Directors, and all our experts, please visit: https://www.dsgco.com/our-people/

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Solutions And Expertise

In addition to serving Fortune 500, mid-market, and private equity-backed companies through our Corporate practice, we also deliver niche expertise through our family of brands.

Nonprofit & Social Impact Practice

Koya Partners has been placing transformational leaders in the Nonprofit and Social Impact sector for 20 years. Now under the DSG umbrella, Koya’s belief that the right person in the right place can change the world continues to guide their work with leading social impact organizations.

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Education Practice

Defined by excellence and informed by experience, we provide the best value in the education market—because the costs of hiring the wrong leader and benefits of finding the right one are both enormous.

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Healthcare Practice

Grant Cooper has spent over 60 years navigating the healthcare landscape. From academic medical centers to physician groups, children’s hospitals and beyond, they know what it takes to provide the highest-level care.

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Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Culture Shaping
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Mgmt. Consulting
  • Onboarding
  • Succession Planning
Industries
Functions

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News Briefings

Diversified Search Group | Koya Partners Recruits Chief Development Officer Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Koya Partners, a part of Diversified Search Group, has assisted in the recruitment of Lauren Stakias as chief development officer at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation in New York City. The assignment was led by Gerard F. Cattie Jr. “We are delighted to welcome Lauren as our new deputy director, chief development officer,” said Mariët Westermann, director and

Hunt Scanlon’s Top 10 Search Assignments for 2024

2024 brought challenges across many sectors, but it also showcased the resilience and innovation of top recruiting leaders who rose to meet the moment. Across the board, from non-profits, the Fed, sports teams, research organizations, to start-ups, the Fortune 500, and PE-backed companies, top leaders were in high demand to help steer organizations through significant

Diversified Search Group Expands Non-Profit and Social Impact Practice

Diversified Search Group has expanded with the addition of Trevor Hooper as managing director at DSG I Koya Partners. Based in Boston, he will leverage his expertise in executive search, talent assessment, and client relationship management to nationally support the firm’s non-profit and social impact and sports practices. “Trevor Hooper’s experience and commitment to client

Storbeck Search | DSG Global Recruits CEO for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Storbeck Search, part of DSG Global, has assisted in the recruitment of Hakeem Oluseyi as the new CEO of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Linda Shore, the previous CEO, retired earlier this year after 10 years of service. Managing director Jim Sirianni led the search with senior associate Kate Phillips. “The Astronomical Society of the

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Press Releases

Diversified Search Group on Today’s Higher Education Challenges

(June 29, 2022) This spring, Diversified Search Group consultants Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Ralph E. Tavares, Jr., and Ruth Shoemaker Wood contributed to Hunt Scanlon’s 2022 Higher Education Report. In this detailed industry report, editors from Hunt Scanlon Media, a news network for the executive search and talent management sector, addressed the topic of the growing

Sonya Olds Som Joins Diversified Search Group as Global Managing Partner

(June 21, 2022) Diversified Search Group, one of the fastest-growing and most highly regarded companies in the executive search industry, has announced that Sonya Olds Som, Esq., has joined the company as a Global Managing Partner, and will lead the firm’s newly created Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Government Affairs practice. Som is a recognized leader in

Diversified Search Group Announces New Managing Director, Karen Yetman Rea

(May 26, 2022) Diversified Search Group, one of the fastest growing companies in the industry, has announced that Karen Yetman Rea has joined the firm’s Nonprofit practice as Managing Director. Based in Seattle, Yetman Rea brings deep capabilities in serving the needs of mission-driven clients in the social sector and broadens the firm’s reach in

The 16th Annual NACD Directorship 100™ List Recognizes the Most Influential Corporate Directors and Governance Experts

(April 15, 2022) The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) announced the 2022 NACD Directorship 100™—the most influential peer-nominated leaders in the boardroom and corporate governance community. Included among this year’s esteemed honorees is Lauren Smith, Managing Director of Diversified Search Group Now in its 16th year, the NACD Directorship 100 awards recognize peer-nominated leading directors and governance professionals. Honorees are

Rob Crawford Joins Diversified Search Group

(July 27, 2021) Diversified Search Group (DSG) announced today that Rob Crawford has joined their New York City office as Managing Director in the firm’s Private Equity, Financial Services, and Financial Officers practices. Crawford is joining DSG from Egon Zehnder, where he was a core member of the Financial Services, Private Equity, and Financial Officers