ABOUT US

Cowen Partners is the nation’s executive search firm, enabling companies to harness the power of human capital to fuel their success. Cowen Partners gives our clients access to the top 1% of human capital to create opportunities that accelerate their growth and market share. With Cowen Partners, clients can grow at scale, create value, and drive results with world class talent.

Our clients are both small and large, publicly traded, pre-IPO, private, and non-profit organizations. Clients are typically $50 million to multi-billion dollar revenue Fortune 1000 companies or have assets between $500 million to $15 billion. Successful placements span the entire C-Suite and include VP and director level leadership roles.

With our proven processes and guaranteed results, we have successfully placed hundreds of candidates in industries including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, financial services, and private equity.
Learn more at www.cowenpartners.com

Achievements

Representative Clients

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Find a Recruiter

Find a Recruiter

Shawn Cole

President & Co-Founder

Ash Wendt

President & Co-Founder

Thomas Paik

Managing Director

Sam Torres

Practice Leader

Jim O’Leary

Managing Director

Why We Started Cowen Partners Executive Search
Cowen Partners saw an opportunity not being met in the market. We saw that most executive search firms had a narrow focus on specific regions, or working with one or two industries. Others were filled with partners whose processes were out of date with today’s modern demands. Or worse, large firms were overstaffed with eager grads who had zero experience and no senior team support.

Cowen Partners Focuses On One Principle: Quality
Our team was developed to anticipate clients’ needs proactively, then develop a wide variety of networks where personal attention replaced automated online job ads. The reason why? Due diligence. It’s why we successfully place top executive talent in 38 days, on average.

Cowen Partners | Precision Over Quantity
We believe in sending the right candidates right away. That’s why our model focuses on precise placement of key talent. You don’t want a massive list of candidates, you want a list of the right candidates ready to lead. That’s where we come in and why clients come back to us, again and again, to place executive leadership.

Our Team Places Talent For Trajectory Level Growth
When you choose Cowen Partners, you get senior partner led searches, due diligence run networking, candidate vetting, critical review, and high level teamwork geared towards one goal: placing top talent, right away, for your role. This is how we became, and stay, a leading team of executive search consultants. Are you ready to make your next role the right one for massive growth?

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Solutions And Expertise

Solutions and Expertise

Solutions

Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
Diversity & Inclusion
Executive Search
Succession Planning

Industries

Advertising/Marketing
Aerospace/Defense
Alt. Investments
Asset Management
Automotive
Biotechnology
Clean Tech./Sustain.
Cloud Based
Colleges/Universities
Commercial Banking
Construction
Consulting
Consumer
Consumer Products
Consumer Services
Cybersecurity
Data & Analytics
Devices
Education
Energy
Engineering & Archit.
Family Offices
Financial Services
FinTech
FinTech
Foundations
Healthcare Services
Hedge Funds
High Tech
Industrial
Industrial Products
Insurance
Internet
Investment Banking
Investment Mgmt.
Legal/Compliance
Life Sci./Healthcare
Luxury
Medical
Mobile
Pharmaceuticals
Private Banking
Private Equity
Professional Services
Real Estate
Retail
Software
Sports
Technology
Transportation
Utilities
Venture Capital

Functions

Advertising
Business Development
C-Level
C-Suite
CEO/President
Data/Analytics
Diversity & Inclusion
Finance/Accounting
General Management
GM/Operations
Human Resources
Information/Digital
Invest. Mgmt./Banking
Investor Relations
Legal/Compliance
Manufacturing
Marketing & Sales

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News Briefings

News Briefings

A Look at How Executive Search Continues to Evolve with the Times

As the business world continues to shift, so must the recruiting tactics of top companies and the executive search firms that assist them in finding top talent. In a recent survey, more than half of companies reported that they are making changes to their talent-sourcing strategy to close skills gaps and meet changing demands. A new report from

Cowen Partners Launches Operating Partners Cohort

Vancouver, WA-based Cowen Partners Executive Search has launched its operating partners cohort. The group consists of six strategic executives who are available for consulting engagements and also provide support to new and existing executive search clients. Many of the executives in the cohort have leadership experience. “These strategic operating partners reinforce Cowen Partners’ commitment to providing

5 Ways Search Firms Support the Talent Management Priorities of PE Companies

In recent years, private equity firms’ desire for top talent has reached an all-time high. This high level of demand is in response to a recognition across the industry that having the right people in key executive roles is a critical factor in how private equity firms are able to maintain growth amid significant market

Talent Continues to be the Driving Force Behind Private Equity Firms

It has never been harder to attract top talent to private equity and PE portfolio companies. “We’re seeing a huge reluctance to leave jobs for anything less than top brands, and successfully recruiting out the absolute all-stars is requiring more than just outsized economics,” said Jordan Brugg, global head of private equity for Spencer Stuart.

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Press Releases

Press Releases

Cowen Partners Launches Operating Partners Cohort

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA, October 31, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Leading executive search and consulting firm Cowen Partners is announcing the launch of their Operating Partners Cohort. The group consists of six strategic executives who are available for consulting engagements with a desire to provide comprehensive support to new and existing executive search clients.

Cowen Partners Origin Series: Sandy Carter

The Cowen Partners Origin Series profiles executives from across the globe who are changing the face of business. Read along to hear their stories. Sandy Carter exudes so much energy that some, she acknowledges in her LinkedIn bio, have referred to her as the “original Energizer Bunny.” In a given month, you might find the

Cowen Partners Origin Series: Jenny Dearborn

The Cowen Partners Origin Series profiles executives from across the globe who are changing the face of business. Read along to hear their stories. When Jenny Dearborn gets stuck, she often thinks back to her “forever mentor,” Karie Willyerd, and considers “what would Karie do?” “That’s what a mentor does,” Dearborn said. “They remain a

Cowen Partners Origin Series: Ana Maria Sencovici

The Cowen Partners Origin Series profiles executives from across the globe who are changing the face of business. Read along to hear their stories. Ana Maria Sencovici’s life and career path have spanned geography, industry, and function. For Sencovici, who goes by AMS, that’s no accident. “The goal for me was more focused on impact