Marovi Launched by Veteran Executive Search Consultants
September 12, 2025 – Founded by a team with more than four decades of executive hiring experience, Marovi has opened its doors in Atlanta. “Our intense commitment to this inadequately served hiring category includes intelligent software, expert services, and the right datasets built specifically for high-stakes executive recruitment,” said Matthew Mooney, co-founder. “It fills a critical gap in executive hiring, providing evidence-based evaluations and curated shortlists for senior leaders in real time – capabilities largely absent from traditional search firms and sourcing solutions. Marovi has changed executive search to executive selection.”
Founded by Mr. Mooney, Vicky Wilkens, and Jin Ro, Marovi said the firm turns job descriptions into actionable, weighted scorecards, surfacing candidates with proof and reasoning to deliver qualified, curated shortlists in real time. Designed for executive talent teams across enterprises, private equity and venture capital firms, and search firms, Marovi integrates with applicant tracking systems, HRIS and assessment tools.
“By turning executive job descriptions into weighted scorecards, Marovi can assess the addressable internal and external candidate and company markets against the designated criteria, the way an experienced recruiter would,” the firm said. “This proof-backed approach delivers qualified candidates in a faster, more consistent, comprehensive, and unbiased manner, reducing the risk of making the wrong hire and saving valuable time.”
Mr. Mooney, previously co-president with ON Partners, has more than 25 years of experience in executive search. He has placed over 400 executives in C-level, general management, and board leadership positions across his consulting career. The sectors he has served include technology, consumer products and services, financial and professional services, and industrial. The organizations he has partnered with include public, private equity, venture capital and growth equity. Mr. Mooney has helped build over 25 executive leadership teams at public and high growth organizations.
Ms. Wilkens, previously chief commercial officer at ON Partners, has over 20 years of brand, digital and marketing experience for leading Fortune 500 brands across the technology, sports, media and entertainment sectors. She formerly served as VP of global consumer and brand marketing at IBM and the Weather Channel.
With a background in product, data, and technology, Mr. Ro most recently served as chief product officer at ON Partners. He was responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and execution of the firm’s product, technology, and data. Mr. Ro joined ON Partners in 2023 with over 20 years of technology, product and data solutions experience from corporate leaders. Previously, he served as chief analytics officer for PRGX Global. Prior to that, Mr. Ro was vice president of analytics for Seal Software, a Docusign company. Before this, he served as senior director, strategy and analytics at McKesson. Mr. Ro also served in various positions with Accenture.
Recently Launched
In the past year, a handful of new search firms have been launched. Here’s a look at a recent sampling from the Hunt Scanlon Media archives:
Princeton Search Partners (PSP) has been launched, uniting over two decades of executive recruiting expertise with an exclusive relationship to Provision People, a global high-volume recruitment platform. The firm integrates professional networks, advanced AI research, and strategic offices across 11 states to offer nationwide and global hiring solutions. “Each member of our team brings deep individual expertise that, when combined, forms a truly impactful collective,” added Ed Mamrak, managing partner of Princeton Search Partners. “This synergy allows us to deliver outstanding results—whether companies need executive-level leaders or large-scale recruitment solutions. By blending top-level executive search capabilities with high-volume hiring support, Princeton Search Partners stands as a one-stop resource for all talent needs.”
Search industry veteran B.J. Berrettini has launched executive talent solutions firm, Orchard Executive Search, serving the banking, credit unions and financial/technical services industries. Based in Pittston, PA, the firm offers a human-centered, personal and detailed approach to hiring solutions, executive talent acquisition and retention, leadership consulting, cultural fit assessments, diversity and inclusion, career development and advancement, succession planning and overall organizational growth. “Our approach at Orchard Executive Search is rooted in collaboration, authenticity and a deep commitment to understanding each client’s unique challenges and opportunities,” said Berrettini, the firm’s founder, owner, and lead consultant. “Whether we are partnering with and advising companies seeking talent or individuals advancing their career paths, we focus on identifying and matching skills, values, leadership styles and organizational compatibility.”
Executive search and recruitment veteran Julie Biber launched search firm JBR Executive Search & Succession. The firm will offer services in executive level searches, both for agencies and in-house roles, and succession and pipelining for organizations. It will focus on the tech, CPG, food and beverage, healthcare, financial communications and services and public affairs industries. Ms. Biber explained to PRWeek that owning a search firm has always been a dream of hers. However, she noted that, after a 26-year tenure at Edelman, she believes that she’ll always be “part of the fabric” of the agency. “It’s exhilarating,” Ms. Biber said. “It is charting a bit of the unknown, but I’m very blessed and really grateful for so many in my network who’ve already reached out.”
Venture-backed executive search firm Archer Search Partners has been launched by Alexis DuFresne and Fraser Trimble, specializing in aligning human capital strategies with business goals for asset managers. The firm places investment and distribution professionals at alternative asset management firms. Clients include private equity, credit, and hedge fund firms. The firm also offers fractional human resources advisory and customized data and mapping services on a subscription basis. “Recognizing a gap in the market, Archer Search Partners addresses an underserved segment of asset management clients who need focused recruitment support,” the search firm explained. “As most larger publicly traded search firms pivot to management consulting, Archer’s strategy is to go an inch wide and a mile deep, providing top-tier talent for highly specialized roles.”
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
