Allen Austin

Firm Overview

Allen Austin is a global management consulting firm specializing in retained executive search, leadership advisory, and interim leadership and project consulting, with partners managing client engagements from offices across North America and Europe. Allen Austin’s purpose is to enhance the lives and effectiveness of our associates, clients, and leaders of the world which means you come first. Having rejected order-taking and cookie-cutter solutions and ringing our cash register at our client’s expense, every retained search, leadership advisory, and board service engagement we deliver is customized and carefully crafted to add sustained value to your organization. The partners at Allen Austin have seen every engagement to fruition and execute all mission-critical phases of each assignment. In an industry that hasn’t innovated in a hundred years, we’ve been focused on how to “do it better”, whether that’s focusing on high-performance cultures, ideal fit, engagement, value delivery, or retention. Our proprietary ForesightTM process, which has evolved over 28 years is the most advanced, evidence-based process of which we are aware, ensuring the best possible fit for our clients.

Off-Limits Policy

2 years - we never recruit an executive we’ve placed

Average Time to Completion on Assignment

45 business days

Recently Completed Assignments

News Briefings

Allen Austin Recruits Chief Technology Officer for Heath Consultants Incorporated

Chief technology officers are crucial because they drive the technological vision and strategy of an organization, ensuring that technology investments align with business goals, according to executive recruiters. They oversee the development and implementation of innovative solutions, manage the technology team, and stay ahead of industry trends to keep the company competitive. Houston, TX-based search...

Allen Austin Recruits CEO for Stress Engineering Services

Houston, TX-based search firm Allen Austin has helped to recruit Justin Jarski as the new CEO of Stress Engineering Services, Inc. “This momentous hire marks the first time the company has selected an external candidate for this role, signaling an exciting new era of leadership,” the search firm said. “Justin brings a wealth of experience and a long-standing...

Strengthening Your Employment Brand to Attract and Retain Top Talent

Why should a high-performing employee who is head down, working hard, not looking for change, and doing a great job for your top competitor come to work for you? If your words don’t yet paint a very compelling why, you’ve got work to do, according to a recent report from Allen Austin’s Rob Andrews. “Short of...

Allen Austin Recruits CHRO for James Avery Artisan Jewelry

Houston, TX-based search firm Allen Austin has assisted in the recruitment of Ty Richardson as the new chief human resources officer of James Avery Artisan Jewelry in Kerrville, TX. “We are thrilled to announce the successful placement of Ty Richardson as the new chief human resources officer at James Avery Artisan Jewelry, a brand renowned for its...

Allen Austin Partners Recruits Inaugural Board of Directors for Stress Engineering Services

Houston, TX-based search firm Allen Austin has completed a board engagement for Stress Engineering Services Inc., to design and build its first fiduciary board of directors. The incoming board was designed to bring the right directors together to advise management on matters of strategy, culture, organizational performance, and specific market sector penetration. “We are confident that...

How Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fuels a Powerful Employment Brand

Employers are amid a labor shortage the likes of which we’ve never imagined. Today, unemployment is being reported at 3.6 percent, the lowest it’s been since its  climb to 14.7 percent during the first days of the pandemic. While this number might sound good, this statistic is wildly misleading, says Rob Andrews of Allen Austin in a...