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CarterBaldwin is a retained executive search firm that partners with our clients to build exceptional leadership teams. For more than two decades, we have played a pivotal role in transforming the leadership and landscape for clients, impacting the future of their organizations for years to come.

Since our inception in 2001 as a corporate firm, we have expanded our client portfolio to include nonprofit and academic sectors, serving both domestic and international clients from our headquarters in Atlanta, GA and our Washington, D.C. office. Despite our growth, we remain intentional about our “small” size, choosing to focus on delivering great search outcomes with the right balance of partner involvement, recruitment, and research support.

With more than 125 years of combined executive search experience, our partners lead a highly engineered search process that is collaborative, efficient, and effective with consistent success. Our in-depth approach enables us to deeply understand each client’s needs and creates a seamless partnership for every search project.

We pride ourselves on our highly experienced staff, an unrivaled process, and an exceptional client and candidate experience. As a result, many of our engagements are with repeat clients, referrals, or candidates significantly impacted by our work.

To see why many of the best and most admired organizations continue to trust CarterBaldwin with their most critical leadership needs, connect with us.

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At CarterBaldwin, its team is comprised of experienced, focused search professionals who share a passion for being better. They give them a better environment, better support and a better opportunity.

Search done right is hard work, requiring hustle, inquisitiveness and a “never rest” mentality. People content with “good” don’t like it here.

They expect a lot from their team because clients expect a lot from them. In return, the firm works hard to make CarterBaldwin a better place to work. They have a fun, collaborative, team-oriented yet heavily performance-driven culture. This yields better outcomes for clients and candidates.

Solutions And Expertise

Large enough to bring significant resources, muscle and international reach but small enough to build intimate, long term client partnerships, CarterBaldwin is a bright, fresh, high energy alternative in an industry cluttered with dated, impersonal search models. The world is changing … shouldn’t executive search change with it?

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  • 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

News Briefings

CarterBaldwin Lands New Leader for the Heritage Foundation

After an extensive search,  CarterBaldwin Executive Search has placed Kay Coles James as the first African-American president of the Heritage Foundation, a renowned conservative think tank. She becomes the sixth president in the group’s 44-year history. The assignment was conducted by CarterBaldwin founding partner Price Harding and associate partner Andrea McDaniel Smith. Ms. James’ ascension follows

CarterBaldwin Recruits CEO for Elite Sportswear
 CarterBaldwin Girisha Chandraraj president CEO Elite Sportswear

CarterBaldwin Executive Search has placed Girisha Chandraraj as president and chief executive officer of Elite Sportswear, a sport specialty apparel brand. He succeeds Dan Casciano who stepped down but remains on the company’s board of directors. Dave Sobocinski, a founding partner of CarterBaldwin, headed the assignment. “Girisha is a perfect fit for Elite Sportswear,” said Mr.

CarterBaldwin Leading CEO Search for Cobb Electric Membership Corp.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp. (Cobb EMC) has announced a succession plan to replace president and CEO Chip Nelson, who is retiring after 45 years with the Marietta, GA-based electric cooperative. The company selected CarterBaldwin Executive Search to help identify, evaluate and transition to the next CEO. Mr. Nelson will continue in his post until a

CarterBaldwin Seeks CEO for Old Dominion Electric Cooperative

The board of directors search committee of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) has announced its selection of CarterBaldwin Executive Search to assist in the identification, evaluation and transition of its next CEO. Current CEO Jack Reasor will retire at the end of the year, closing out a 19-year tenure. Chris Guiney, partner and head of

Press Releases

Michael Pollner Named General Counsel at J&J Snack Foods

(April 2022) CarterBaldwin Executive Search is proud to partner again with J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ: JJSF) on the appointment of Michael Pollner to Senior Vice President & General Counsel. Michael joins J&J from Knoll, Inc., (NYSE: KLL), global designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-end office and residential interiors products, where he was Senior Vice President,

BHI Energy Adds Two Strategic Finance Executives

(April 1, 2022) CarterBaldwin Executive Search announces the appointment of two strategic finance executives at BHI Energy, an industry-leading specialty services and staffing solutions provider to the industrial/oil & gas, power generation, and transmission & distribution markets. Steven Fergus joins BHI’s Transmission and Distribution Construction Services division from INROCK, a global performance drilling tools, equipment,

Sean Burnett Named Chief Marketing Officer at Pepperdine University

(March 2022) Following an extensive national search led by CarterBaldwin Executive Search, Sean Burnett has been appointed senior vice president for integrated marketing communications and chief marketing officer at Pepperdine University. Sean will lead Pepperdine’s award-winning marketing and communications team to share the Pepperdine brand story to an ever-widening audience through signature events, publications, and

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Announces Romanita Hairston as New CEO

(March 2022) The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust announced today that Romanita Hairston will join the private foundation as its fifth CEO and executive director. “We could not be more pleased with or grateful for this outcome,” said Jeff Pinneo, trustee, Murdock Trust. “Romanita brings a robust leadership profile that is uniquely suited to the mission

Trenton Cycholl Appointed Vice President, Digital Experience at ModMed

(March 2022) CarterBaldwin Executive Search announces that Trenton Cycholl has been named Vice President, Digital Experience, for the Warburg Pincus-backed healthcare software and cloud-based solutions company, ModMed. Trenton will have responsibility for the enabling technology platform ModMed leverages across its entire enterprise (ERP, Marketing, CRM, HR, BI, etc.) Trenton joins ModMed from Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS),