Kirsten Saul is a Managing Director with PierceGray and the joined the firm in 2012 as employee number 5. Based in the New York office, she specializes in recruiting senior executives into private equity portfolio companies, working extensively in the cosmetics, food/beverage, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing industries. With 11 years of search experience, Kirsten has also executed more than 25 searches for private equity operating groups. Outside of work, Kirsten is a classically trained oboist and freelances with orchestras and chamber music groups in the NYC area. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Portland State University and Northwestern University, respectively.