Calibre One

About Us

Calibre One is a leading boutique executive search firm with more than 25 years’ experience building leadership teams for technology companies and innovation-led organisations across Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer, Sports & Entertainment, and Industrials & Infrastructure. Founded in 1999, the firm operates from London, San Francisco, and New York, combining global reach, deep sector expertise, and a Partner-led approach. Often described as a “super boutique”, Calibre One delivers the scale, specialist networks, and international capability of a larger search firm while maintaining the agility and personal service of a boutique.

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Solutions And Expertise

Calibre One specializes in technology and the sectors being reshaped by it. Their practice areas include Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer, Sports & Entertainment, and Advances Industrials & Infrastructure.

Their dedicated practice groups combine functional precision with sector fluency, giving clients the advantage of speed, accuracy, and insight. Whether identifying transformational leaders for a SaaS scale-up, a digitally enabled consumer brand, or a data-driven healthcare platform, they bring deep functional expertise, industry knowledge, and credibility. Their practice structure ensures true domain specialization, not only in technology, but also in the industries most shaped by it. This model delivers a distinct advantage for investors, founders, and corporate leaders alike: faster access to high-impact talent, aligned with sector dynamics and strategic priorities.
Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Search
  • Executive Tracker
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Recruitment Research
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Alt. Investments
  • Asset Management
  • Biotechnology
  • Clean Tech./Sustain.
  • Clinical Research
  • Cloud Based
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Commercial Banking
  • Consulting
  • Consumer Products
  • Consumer Services
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data & Analytics
  • Devices
  • FinTech
  • Global Markets
  • Healthcare Services
  • Hedge Funds
  • High Tech
  • Insurance
  • Internet
  • Investment Banking
  • Investment Mgmt.
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Luxury
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Medical
  • Medical Devices
  • Mobile
  • Payments/Processes
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Private Banking
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Software
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Trade Finance
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
  • Venture Capital
  • Wealth Management
Functions
  • Advertising
  • All Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Customer Service
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Invest. Mgmt./Banking
  • Investor Relations
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medical/Clinical
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

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News Briefings

Calibre One Opens Latin America Practice

Executive search firm Calibre One has appointed Manny Corsino to start up and lead its new Latin America practice from Miami. Additionally, this is Calibre One’s first Miami office. “We’re extremely pleased Manny will be leading this new venture for us,” said Tom Barnes, managing partner for Calibre One. “His vast experience working both in the U.S. and throughout Latin

Calibre One Names Leader of New Consumer Division

Executive search firm Calibre One has appointed Luis DeAnda to lead its new consumer division as partner and head of consumer practice. “Calibre One’s focused consumer practice is poised for success, especially with Luis at the helm,” said Tom Barnes, managing partner of Calibre One. “Consumer businesses recognize the importance of engaging in mobile and tech-forward functions across

Calibre One Creates Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Regulatory Practice Group

Executive search firm Calibre One has launched a new legal, compliance, risk and regulatory practice group. The firm has hired Paul DeCoster as a partner and leader of the new practice working from the firm’s New York City office. “Nearly every industry has a need for legal, regulatory and compliance officers, and with Paul’s extensive law background

Calibre One Appoints Leader of Health and Well-Being Practice Group

Executive search firm Calibre One has named Harry Greenspun as partner and leader of the new innovative health and well-being practice group while expanding the company’s presence in the D.C. area. “Dr. Greenspun brings an exceptional perspective to our organization,” said Tom Barnes, managing partner. “He’s served not just the clinical side, but across nearly every industry.

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Press Releases

Calibre One Places Financial Services Veteran at PrimeRevenue

SAN FRANCISCO, November 29, 2016 — PrimeRevenue, Inc., the global leader in working capital finance solutions, added Dominic Capolongo to its executive team as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Funding. In this new position, Mr. Capolongo is tasked with leading PrimeRevenue’s bank and capital markets funding strategies and operations including the growth of PrimeRevenue Capital Management’s position in the market. PrimeRevenue Capital Management, PrimeRevenue’s wholly-owned subsidiary, offers alternative funding sources

Tom Crawford Joins Calibre One as Partner

SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2016 — Calibre One has bolstered its Partnership with the appointment of Tom Crawford in their Menlo Park office. Tom specializes in the digital media, healthcare, financial services, and software industries and has placed numerous senior-level candidates, including CEO, CIO, CTO and VP-level executives, into both publically traded and privately held organizations. Tom’s career in

Brandwatch appoints Richard Pasewark as Chief Revenue Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, October 25, 2016 — Brandwatch, the leading social intelligence company, today announced the appointment of Richard Pasewark as Chief Revenue Officer. Richard brings more than 20 years of experience leading and developing sales and commercial teams in the technology industry, and will be responsible for driving global revenue growth as the company builds towards its IPO

Calibre One Takes on Higher Purpose with Launch of Purpose-Driven Practice

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 2016 — Calibre One, the only boutique executive search firm with a truly global presence, today announced its Purpose-Driven Practice. The new practice area will focus on placing senior-level executives — VPs, C-level and board-level leaders — in growing organizations seeking to create innovation with meaningful impact. This includes companies that focus on empowering

Calibre One Continues Impressive Growth Path with Two New Vice Presidents

SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2016 — Calibre One, a premiere global executive search firm specializing in building senior leadership teams within innovative areas of technology, today announces that it has hired two new vice presidents for its San Francisco offices, Douglas Gladstone and Ryan Polich. Calibre One has experienced significant growth over the past several years and

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