About Us

At Caldwell, they believe Talent Transforms. As a leading provider of executive talent, the firm enables clients to thrive and succeed by helping them identify, recruit and retain their best people.

The firm’s reputation–50 years in the making–has been built on transformative searches across functions and geographies at the very highest levels of management and operations. In addition to executive search, the firm leverages its skills and networks to also provide agile talent solutions in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations.

At its root, its business is about people – specifically, its ability to connect clients with the right talent for their organization. They do this by using expert knowledge, experience, training and process to identify and assess and attract the best candidates in a way that benefits the reputation of clients and profession.

With offices and partners across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the firm is able to give clients market coverage and access to talent across the globe. This allows the firm to serve clients in a much more integrated way, with a seamless global team of professionals who have a similar focus on excellent client service and quality execution.

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At Caldwell, they have assembled an elite team of partners with hands-on experience and extensive industry knowledge across all major industries at the very highest levels of management and operations. Its search teams are successful in working across a broad range of sectors, from early-stage privately funded firms and foundations, to global organizations, institutions and all levels of government. They firm serves as consultants to clients on all matters pertaining to human capital needs, including succession planning, compensation assessment, recruitment strategies and competitive analyses.

In addition to executive search, the firm leverages skills and networks to also provide agile talent solutions in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations.

Solutions And Expertise

At Caldwell, their reputation–50 years in the making–has been built on transformative searches across functions and geographies at the very highest levels of management and operations. In addition to executive search, the firm leverages its skills and networks to also provide agile talent solutions in the form of flexible and on-demand advisory solutions for companies looking for support in strategy and operations.

Solutions
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Executive Search
  • Interim
  • Onboarding
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
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Functions

News Briefings

Caldwell Fills Technology Posts for Concentra Bank  

Drew Railton and Adam Cotterall of Caldwell recently recruited Dave Baldarelli as chief digital officer and Wendy Murphy as chief technology and operations officer at Concentra Bank. Mr. Baldarelli is a motivational leader with a demonstrated ability to guide an organization through innovation and extensive business transformation. He is passionate about creating value for customers and offering products that drive business

Caldwell Recruits CFO for GoFundMe 

Chief financial officers continue to be in high demand. Finding them is keeping many of the nation’s top recruitment operations busier than ever. Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, managing partner of the private equity and venture capital practice at Caldwell, has  assisted in the placement of Jeneen Minter as the new CFO of GoFundMe, the largest global fundraising platform. “Jeneen’s experience and successful

Caldwell Recruits Chief Marketing Officer for Armis

Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, managing partner of the private equity and venture capital practice at Caldwell, has placed Jean English as the new chief marketing officer of Armis, a unified asset visibility and security platform provider. “Jean is an exceptional modern marketing leader with an impressive record of delivering results,” said Yevgeny Dibrov, co-founder and CEO of Armis. “She has

Caldwell Recruits CHRO for Santander Holdings 

Jeremy Zeman and Krisha Otto of Caldwell recently placed Rosilyn Houston as the new chief human resources officer (CHRO) at Santander Holdings USA. “I am very pleased to welcome Rosilyn to Santander, and I am confident that the wealth of experience she has in HR strategy and branding, culture development and recruiting, developing and retaining talent in the financial

Press Releases

Caldwell Recruits Grace Terrell as CEO of Eventus WholeHealth

Los Angeles, CA, November 20, 2019 – Caldwell is pleased to announce it has placed Grace Terrell as CEO at Eventus WholeHealth. Dr. Terrell was formerly Chief Executive Officer at Envision Genomics, Inc. About Eventus WholeHealth Eventus WholeHealth was founded in 2014 to provide physician-led healthcare services for residents and patients of skilled nursing and assisted

Caldwell Recruits Stephen J. Harris  as Executive Chairman at Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital

Los Angeles, CA, November 20, 2019 – Caldwell is pleased to announce it has placed Stephen J. Harris as the executive chairman at Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital. Mr. Harris was formerly Chief Executive Officer at San Quentin Psychiatric Hospital. About Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital is a full-service general acute

Caldwell Recruits Shiren Vijiasingam as Chief Product Officer of Newsela

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 6, 2019 – Caldwell is pleased to announce it has placed Shiren Vijiasingam as chief product officer of Newsela. Mr. Vijiasingam was formerly chief product officer at General Assembly. About Newsela, Inc. Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that combines engaging, leveled content with integrated formative assessments and insights to supercharge

Caldwell Recruits Andre Martin at VP, Learning & Development at Google

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 26, 2019 – Caldwell is pleased to announce it has placed Andre Martin as vice president, learning & development at Google. Mr. Martin was formerly VP/CLO, Learning & Development, Targetormerly VP/CLO, Learning & Development, Target. About Google Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and

Caldwell Assists in Placing Two Benson Hill Biosystems Board Members

ST. LOUIS, May 9, 2019 – Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Deanie Elsner, former executive at Kellogg’s and Kraft, and Michelle Gloeckler, former executive at Walmart and at The Hershey Company, as new board members with the assist from executive search firm Caldwell. The appointment

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Whitepapers:
Caldwell Conversations: Lisa Dolly
Au Revoir, Innovation?
Navigating the New Normal
Winning the Talent War
Considerations For an Inclusive Search and Selection Process
The Buyer’s Guide to Executive Search: How to choose the right recruitment partner
The Digital Future of MedTech: Navigating a path to improved patient outcomes and business performance
Leading in the New Normal: Board and leadership lessons from the pandemic
MedTech Digitization in Asia Pacific: How digital challenges and opportunities are reshaping the industry
Diversity Matters
Leaning Into the Turn
Role of Marketing in Professional Services Firms
Nimble Continuity Planning
Leading in a Crisis
Navigating Uncharted Waters in Uncertain Times

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Cannabis Executive Turnover Continues as Supreme CEO Departs and Investors Abandon Sector

Webinars:
Gain Leadership Insights from Executive Leaders Across North America on Caldwell’s Leadership Roundtable Series

Said to be “required listening/watching in all boardrooms as context to action and support the kind of initiatives mentioned,” watch Caldwell’s recent Leadership Roundtable webinar focusing on anti-black systemic racism and diversity in the C-Suite