JDG Associates

About Us

Founded in 1973, JDG Associates, Ltd. is a boutique retained executive search firm with a proven track record of identifying and recruiting top-tier executives and senior professionals. Over more than five decades, JDG’s research-intensive methodology, exacting standards, and attention to detail have resulted in nearly 5,000 successful senior-level executive searches nationwide. JDG has served as a trusted partner to government agencies, professional services organizations, associations, nonprofits, academic institutions, and private sector companies, specializing in searches at the Director, Vice President, and C-Suite levels across a broad range of industries and functional disciplines. These include executive leadership, operations, information technology and cybersecurity, analytics and data science, human capital, finance and accounting, communications, legal, government relations and public policy, business development, and scientific and quantitative research disciplines, among others.

Headquartered in the Washington, DC area, JDG conducts nationwide searches and has earned significant name recognition within the executive search industry. The firm’s placements span organizations of every size, from small teams with modest budgets to large, complex organizations with thousands of employees. JDG currently employs six seasoned search consultants representing approximately 100 years of combined professional experience.

As a smaller, more agile firm, JDG offers clients a highly personalized level of service, responsiveness, and commitment. Its collaborative and disciplined approach aligns client expectations with market realities, promotes accountability, and establishes performance-driven milestones throughout each engagement. The firm has built an outstanding reputation for exceeding client expectations through exceptional customer service, transparency, integrity, and dedication to both clients and candidates.

Combining the reach and search capabilities of larger firms with the agility and responsiveness of a boutique practice, JDG develops customized search strategies designed to identify exceptional leadership talent for every engagement. For additional information, please visit: www.jdgsearch.com.

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The search business is a people business. At JDG, they are passionate about what they do and understand how leadership drives success.

The are dedicated and knowledgeable and bring years of experience covering a wide variety of industries and disciplines. Its team prides itself on establishing long-standing partnerships with clients.

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Solutions And Expertise

At JDG Associates, its research-intensive process and personal approach have resulted in successful senior-level searches across a broad spectrum of industries and disciplines in the Washington, D.C. region and nationally. Its local and national clients include federal agencies, research and consulting organizations; Fortune 1000 corporations; as well as small, mid and large associations and professional societies.

Solutions
  • Executive Search
Industries
  • Communications
  • Defense
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Healthcare Services
  • Industrial
  • Library/Museum
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Lobbying/Advocacy
  • Manufacturing
  • Non-Profit
  • Oceanic and Climate Sciences
  • R&D
  • Technology
  • Transportation
Functions
  • Acquisition/Procurement
  • AI
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Data/Analytics
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Engineering
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Facilities Management
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • Human Capital
  • IT
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Operations
  • Research
  • Risk Management

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News Briefings

JDG Associates Seeks HR Leader for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Rockville, MD-based executive search firm JDG Associates has been retained by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) to assist in finding its director for human resources (the de facto chief human capital officer). As a member of the JPL executive council and reporting to the JPL director/vice president of Caltech, the director for human resources is an integral and trusted

JDG Associates Seeks CFO for Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Rockville, MD-based executive search firm JDG Associates has been enlisted to help find a chief financial officer for the Washington, D.C.-based Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), which manages the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement plan available to federal employees and members of the armed services. FRTIB’s chief financial officer serves as an expert and

JDG Associates Recruits New Leader for American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists Foundation

Rockville, MD-based executive search firm JDG Associates has placed Diane Swecker as the new executive director of the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists Foundation (AARST). “Everyone on the committee is pleased that Ms. Swecker has accepted the offer and is going to help lead the association into the future,” said Peter Hendrick, former CEO

JDG Associates Tapped by the Andrews Federal Credit Union to Fill VP of IT Security Role

Rockville, MD-based executive search firm JDG Associates has been retained by the Andrews Federal Credit Union to lead its search for a vice president of IT security. Andrews Federal is seeking an inspiring, transformational leader who will be responsible for evolving and driving its security strategy across corporate systems, networks, branches, and third-party SaaS applications to safely serve

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Press Releases

JDG completes the search for the Department of Energy’s Director of Strategic Analysis

JDG and the Department of Energy (DOE) are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Colin Cunliff as its new Director of Strategic Analysis. Passionate about innovation to address climate change, Dr. Cunliff has focused on national and global energy innovation systems and federal energy research programs. He co-authored the recent book Energizing America: A

JDG completes search for Oak Ridge National Lab’s UT-ORII Executive Director

JDG and ORNL are pleased to announce that David Sholl has been named the executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) and vice provost of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, after serving as the institute’s interim leader since June 2023. Per UT-ORII’s website, under Sholl’s leadership over the past 9 months, UT-ORII

JDG completes search for USAGM’s Director, Voice of America

JDG and The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) are pleased to announce Michael Abramowitz as the new Director of Voice of America (VOA). Per USAGM’s website, Abramowitz is an experienced and respected journalist who most recently comes from Freedom House where, as president, he oversees analysis, advocacy, and direct support to frontline defenders of

IRS adds two key experts to focus on cryptocurrency and other digital assets

JDG and the Internal Revenue Service are pleased to announce the addition of two private-sector experts to help the agency’s efforts in the cryptocurrency and other digital assets arena. Sulolit “Raj” Mukherjee, JD, and Seth Wilks, CPA, have been hired as executive advisors. The pair, who have extensive experience in the tax and crypto industries,

JDG completes search for ORNL’s Associate Lab Director for Energy Science and Technology

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and JDG are pleased to announce Dr. Robert Wagner as Associate Laboratory Director for the Energy Science and Technology Directorate, effective February 1. Dr. Wagner has over 23 years of visionary leadership experience primarily at ORNL. He brings a wealth of knowledge and decades of hands-on facility