Avant Executive Search & Talent Advisory

About Us

Avant is a female-owned, retained executive search firm and talent consultancy servicing fashion, retail, technology, and hospitality brands in the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

One of the fastest growing firms in the search industry, Avant is built upon one simple philosophy: Ego is the enemy of great work.

With an optimized search process that allows for more meaningful up-front discovery and earlier client calibration, along with senior partners that espouse both empathy and authenticity, the firm has cultivated an experience that rejects arrogance and embraces conversation, drives collaboration and creativity, and ultimately delivers more thoughtful, uniquely relevant, talent solutions. For more information, visit https://avantsearch.com/.

Avant Executive Search & Talent Advisory

Find a Recruiter

David Barnette

Managing Partner

Sonia Prais

Managing Partner

Laurie Ryan

Managing Partner & CMO

Jenna Scheinfeld

Managing Partner

Carrie Magee

Partner, Advisory Group

Christine Morena

Partner, Advisory Group

Bonnie Morrison

Partner, Advisory Group: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Less time talking a big game. More time delivering one.
One that is grounded in long-term client relationships and close client/partner collaboration. One that is organically centered on diversity and inclusion. One that rejects arrogance and embraces conversation. An evolved experience that is uniquely equipped to meet the dynamic needs of today’s modern workplace.

Avant Executive Search & Talent Advisory

Solutions And Expertise

We know the impact a great leader can have on an organization, and we’re passionate about creating the programs and networks that enable the very best talent solutions for our clients.

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Avant Executive Search & Talent Advisory

News Briefings

The Hot M&A Market for Executive Search Expected to Continue

Significantly more U.S. chief executives plan to pursue deals compared with their global chief counterparts, according to the newly-released U.S. CEO Outlook survey from EY. A full 63 percent reported they will pursue an M&A deal in the next 12 months, much higher than the 46 percent of CEOs globally who plan to pursue M&A. This

Professional Development Is Key to Retaining Talent

As talent shortages persist, a new survey reveals that professional development opportunities are one tool for retaining employees. Indeed, 58 percent of those surveyed in a new report by The Conference Board say they are likely to leave their company without professional development—or continuing education and career training to help develop new skills, stay up

The Importance of Setting Proper Diversity Targets

Ask 100 business leaders if they’re comfortable achieving critical goals without a sound strategy in place and you’ll get 100 resounding answers “no.” Yet too often companies and their leaders fail to have proper targets in place when it comes to increasing diversity, according to a report by Prais+Barnette. “It’s an important initiative that, so far,

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