Kingsley Gate

About Us

Kingsley Gate is a global, AI-native executive search and human capital advisory firm built from the ground up on proprietary technology that powers the deep domain fluency of its consultants, not bolted on top of it. Founded in 2015 to disrupt a recruitment model that had gone largely unchanged for nearly a century, the firm combines seasoned human expertise with IGNYTE, its proprietary AI platform, built by recruiters for recruiters. The consultant who knows a client’s market still runs that search, from first call to final decision. The platform simply makes them faster, sharper, and better informed.

At the center of that approach is decision-making as a culture science. Kingsley Gate’s proprietary framework evaluates how candidates actually think, decide, and lead, giving clients a data-backed predictor of cultural fit and long-term success, well beyond résumés and credentials alone.

Rather than operating as a network of independent offices, Kingsley Gate works as one connected firm. A consultant based anywhere in the world joins a client’s search under the exact same process and standard as every other Kingsley Gate engagement. That integration now includes two specialist firms, The Omerta Group, Kingsley Gate’s Global Financial Services Practice, and Seeliger y Conde, its board and leadership advisory practice across Spain and the wider Ibero-American market.

Headquartered in New York and operating as one firm across 50+ countries, Kingsley Gate’s consultants have helped more than 2,000 client organizations hire and onboard executive leaders across every industry, function, and market. Since 2022, the firm has been backed by private equity firm Crescent Cove Partners LP.

Achievements

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Kingsley Gate’s team of global consultants understands that the stakes are high. Having met and placed thousands of high-impact decision making executives around the world, they bring expertise in all industries, functions, and geographies. They collaborate across borders to offer bespoke, fit-to-purpose solutions that meet your business requirements.

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Solutions And Expertise

Solutions
  • Board Services
  • Executive Search
Industries
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Aerospace/Defense
  • Asset Management
  • Biotechnology
  • Commercial Banking
  • Construction
  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Healthcare Services
  • Hedge Funds
  • Industrial
  • Insurance
  • Investment Banking
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
  • Mobile
  • Non-Profit
  • Private Equity
  • Professional Services
  • Sovereign Wealth
  • Sports
  • Supply Chain
  • Technology
  • Transportation
  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
  • Venture Capital
  • Wealth Management
Functions
  • CEO/President
  • Finance/Accounting
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Marketing & Sales

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News Briefings

HR Leaders and Diversity Chiefs Continue to Push for Inclusion

HR leaders and executive recruiters alike say that promoting diversity and belonging in the workplace is not just a buzzword. It’s a crucial aspect of modern businesses. Companies that foster diversity and belonging have been proven to have better financial performance, increased innovation, and a more engaged workforce. However, a recent report from The Christopher

Will the Surging M&A Market for Executive Search Firms Continue?

Over the past decade, a wave of consolidation activity across the executive search sector has profoundly changed the recruiting sector as we know it. And in the last five years, the role of executive search firms has fundamentally changed the look and feel of the sector even more. The industry has moved from simply identifying

Kingsley Gate Acquires Seeliger y Conde in Spain

Private equity-backed Kingsley Gate has acquired Seeliger y Conde, an executive search and leadership advisory firm in Spain. “Despite the unquestionable importance of Spain as a key vertex of North American, European, and Latin American enterprise, this partnership goes beyond mere geographical strengths,” said Eduardo Antunovic, chief client officer and senior partner at Kingsley Gate. “At the

How Artificial Intelligence is Affecting Private Equity

By now, everyone’s heard both ample hype and ample skepticism around the topic of AI, as well as predictions for how it will either jump-start or ruin our economy (or both), with plenty of sector-specific considerations, many of which are all equally speculative. What is clear is that AI is a hot topic and one

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Press Releases

Thomas Cope Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

Firm Deepens Presence in South Asia Market Kingsley Gate Partners, the leader in global executive search that ensures a lasting fit between clients and placed candidates through its proprietary framework, Synchronous Fit, today announced that Thomas Cope has joined the firm as a partner based in Singapore. Thomas brings extensive experience specializing in executive recruiting

Ed Montoya Joins Kingsley Gate Partners As Partner

Brings two decades of experience at the intersection in leadership and private equity Kingsley Gate Partners, the leader in global executive search that ensures a lasting fit between clients and placed candidates through its proprietary framework, Synchronous Fit, today announced that Ed Montoya has joined the firm as a partner. Ed will be based in

Sanjay R. Shastry Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

25 Years of Expertise Strengthens Firm’s Presence in South Asia Kingsley Gate Partners, the leader in global executive search that ensures a lasting fit between clients and placed candidates, through its proprietary framework, Synchronous Fit, announced the appointment of Sanjay R. Shastry as a Partner in its Gurgaon office in Delhi-NCR, India. Sanjay brings over

David Mansbach Joins Kingsley Gate Partners

Two Decades of Expertise Within the Hospitality Industry Kingsley Gate Partners, the leader in global executive search that ensures a lasting fit between clients and placed candidates through its proprietary framework, Synchronous Fit, today announced that David Mansbach has joined the firm as a senior partner based in New York. David brings more than two

Lowe’s Appoints its Newest Human Resources Leaders

Kingsley Gate Partners is pleased to have partnered with Lowe’s Companies Inc., a Fortune 25 retail company specializing in home improvement, to successfully place two senior human resources leaders as of October 2020. These searches were led by our Senior Partner and Global HR Practice Leader, Mike Bergen. Please join us in congratulating: Mohith Mohan

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Multimedia

Leading in the Age of AI
How artificial intelligence is reshaping the C-suite, the boardroom, and the way leaders are chosen.

The Science of the Right Hire
Kingsley Gate’s signature IP: decision-making as the overlooked factor behind every great hire.

Succession & the Boardroom
Preparing tomorrow’s CEOs, directors, and boards long before the moment arrives.

People as the PE Advantage
In private equity, capital is no longer the constraint, talent is.

Healthcare & Life Sciences Leaders
From academic medical centers to CDMOs and biotech leading complexity with culture, trust, and science.

Leadership Reimagined
Leadership as navigation, not answers: trust, culture, generational change, and lessons.

Diversity at the Top
Getting more women and diverse leaders into the corner office and keeping them there.