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Talent Citizen

Leading Principals

Tracy Welsh, Founder & President
Rachel K. Partin, Managing Associate

Talent Citizen

Firm Overview

Talent Citizen is an award-winning, woman-owned executive search firm that takes a relationship-forward and inclusive approach in partnering with mission-driven organizations—nonprofit, education, philanthropy, research, policy, and advocacy—to recruit transformative leaders from director to Cabinet-level. Now in our tenth year, we work with urban, rural, and global organizations. Our networks across the social impact space are multi-sectoral and intersectional.

Our work explores the intersections of racial and social justice, community redevelopment and transformation, arts & culture, jobs and economic mobility, education, strengthening democracy, data for good, environmental sustainability and climate justice, public health, health and well-being for all, medical research, and healthcare.

Areas of Service:
Executive Search with an Inclusive and iterative Partnered Learning Approach for a range of mission-driven organizations: higher-ed and education, philanthropic, nonprofit, research, policy, and advocacy.

  • Industry Focus
  • Functional Expertise
  • Areas of Service
Advocacy
Education
Higher Education
Non-Profit/Mission-Driven
Philanthropy
Policy
Research
Advancement
Advertising
C-Suite
Executive Director
Foundations
Fundraising
Head of Department
Heads of Program
Marketing & Communications
Non-Profit
Research/Evaluation/Learning
Strategic Communications/Marketing
Executive Search

Off-Limits Policy

We do not actively recruit our placements as long as they remain in the role for which they were hired. During a client engagement and for one year after, we do not recruit members of the leadership team of the placed candidate.

Average Time to Completion on Assignment

18 Weeks

Recently Completed Assignments