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At Cowen Partners Executive Search, we empower companies to excel by connecting them with exceptional executive leaders who drive growth, revenue, and market impact. With a meticulous approach, we match companies with candidates representing the top 1% of leadership talent. Backed by experienced senior partners, we deliver efficient, high-impact placements, with a first candidate slate in 21 days from kickoff.
Our retained executive search placements span the entire C-suite: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CIO/ CTOs, CHROs, CLOs, and leadership roles including VPs, Directors, and more.
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About Cowen Partners Executive Search
Cowen Partners is a retained executive search firm advising boards, CEOs, and investors on C-suite and senior leadership recruitment for private equity–backed, founder-led, and Fortune 500 companies. The firm is ranked among the Top 100 Executive Search Firms by Forbes, Business Insider, and Hunt Scanlon.
Search engagements are led by senior partners and supported by total market access to proven executive talent. Through a rigorous search process, Cowen Partners delivers qualified candidate slates in 21 days from kickoff, and the finalist is typically in that first slate.
The firm has completed more than 500 executive placements nationwide and maintains a 99% candidate retention rate.
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The 5 Archetypes of the Family Office CIO
Most families who decide they need a Chief Investment Officer do not need a generic one. Five distinct archetypes sit behind that job title, and hiring the wrong one is an expensive way to find out.
The IPO Window and the Two Roles That Determine Whether It Holds
Nasdaq recorded the strongest first half for U.S. listings in exchange history. Whether a company can hold that window open usually comes down to two roles, and most boards fill them too late.
Why Family Offices Are Moving to Palm Beach — and the Executive Talent Following Them
The capital moved to Palm Beach first. The family offices built to manage it, and the executives who run them, are following more slowly, which is why the talent market there has become its own problem.
Hiring Your First External Family Office CEO: The Questions That Decide Everything
Founder-to-successor transitions fail at two to three times the rate of standard corporate successions. A family office makes that worse, because the founder was never only an executive. These are the questions that decide it.
The Multi-Hat CEO: What the Data Says About Role Blending in Family Offices
Combining the CEO and CIO roles looks like the efficient choice: lean headcount, one trusted decision-maker, an org chart you can explain at a family dinner. The compensation data tells a more complicated story.
What a Family Office CIO Actually Costs
Base salary is the entry fee, not the price. Most families underprice a CIO search for the same reason every time: nobody scoped what the role actually needs to do before deciding what it should pay.
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Every industry needs talent. Our elite executive recruiters connect companies with in-demand candidates who are prepared to take command of leadership roles. Click on an industry below to learn more about our executive recruitment process that finds and places top talent, with a first candidate slate in 21 days from kickoff. Click here for a complete list of our industry-specific executive recruitment and headhunter services.
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