Pearl Street Collective

About Us

Pearl Street, now part of the Lindauer family, is an award-winning retained executive search and talent strategy consultancy serving the nonprofit, education, and healthcare sectors.

Through a blend of innovative partnership models and human-centered service, Pearl Street consultants serve as a seamless extension of our clients’ teams. Our approach, powered by the combined research capabilities and talent networks of Lindauer and Pearl Street, offers organizations the ability to build high-performing leadership teams that realize meaningful and lasting impact in their communities.

Women-founded and led by a passionate group of professionals dedicated to redefining search for the mission-driven space, Pearl Street leads with purpose, radical empathy, active listening, and transparency.

Pearl Street is recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms, appearing with Lindauer—a top-25 firm—on the prestigious list. In addition to Forbes, Pearl Street has been featured in Hunt Scanlon’s top recruiter shortlists for Nonprofits and Higher Education and named a Top Search Firm by Women of Color in Fundraising & Philanthropy for four consecutive years.

Achievements

Recent Searches

You can find current searches of Pearl Street Collective here: https://pearlstreetcollective.com/searches/

Pearl Street Collective

Solutions And Expertise

Pearl Street provides a hands-on, deeply personalized approach for clients and candidates alike, focusing on a limited number of engagements to meet the unique needs and timetables of each. While we work across function areas, we possess a deep expertise in fundraising and advancement having placed hundreds of leaders in organizations ranging from universities, colleges, and independent schools to hospitals and medical centers to nonprofits in the areas of social justice, youth support, disease advocacy and research, human services, tech for good, food equity, and more.

Our customized approach and total investment ensure a more thorough understanding of a client’s culture, values, and strategic goals. It also allows us to spend more time with individual candidates, helping them understand and evaluate an opportunity as well as their own motivations and career goals, which makes for a more affirming experience all around.

Everything we do is fueled by our mission to connect people with their purpose so that organizations can thrive.

Solutions
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Executive Search
  • Recruitment Research
  • Talent Strategy Consulting
Industries
  • Associations
  • Clinical Research
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Cultural Arts
  • Education
  • Family Offices
  • Foundations
  • Higher Education
  • K-12
  • Non-Profit
Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • C-Level
  • C-Suite
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing & Sales

Pearl Street Collective

News Briefings

Pearl Street Collective

Press Releases

Felecia Webb Joins PAI as Chief Strategy Officer, Philanthropy and Partnerships

We are excited to welcome Felecia Webb to Partnership on AI as the organization’s Chief Strategy Officer, Philanthropy and Partnerships (CSOPP), a new executive leadership position reporting to CEO Rebecca Finlay. In this role, Felecia will be responsible for managing PAI’s strategic efforts across philanthropy and marketing. She will also support the design of a

Kevin Ruiz Joins Northeastern in Miami

Northeastern University announces Kevin Ruiz as a founding member of the Miami campus with responsibility for leading strategic partnership development and positioning the campus as an asset in greater Miami. With this appointment, Kevin becomes a Director within the Northeastern University Global Launch Services team and will contribute to the success of this growing global

Rutgers Introduces Kimberly Hopely

After a national search that attracted an outstanding pool of candidates, Kimberly A. Hopely is the next executive vice president for development and alumni engagement and president of Rutgers University Foundation. Her first day at Rutgers was October 11, and she’s already making a big impact. Meet Kimberly