Cowen Partners creates trajectory-level growth for our clients. This growth results from us connecting your company with the top 1% of talent, curating a list of candidates matched to your organization’s culture, and working with you to place leadership-ready talent. Our due diligence process provides placements that accelerate your company’s growth, market share, and opportunity.
We deliver results other firms can’t. Our secret? Hands-on executive search services led by senior partners and backed by years of experience and network building. Through our refined and innovative process, our executive recruiters place leaders in private, public, pre-IPO, non-profit, and mission-driven organizations. We help organizations with $50 million in revenue to multi-billion dollar Fortune 1000s or who have assets over a billion.
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Cowen Partners delivers 3X more qualified candidates than the competition. Through our proven retained executive search process, we find, vet, and deliver the top 1% of candidates for positions across the C-suite. Our process works for all industries, including technology, healthcare, hospitals, manufacturing, retail, real estate, financial service, private equity, sports teams, credit unions, non-profits, NGOs, and more.
Our specialty lies in placing C-Suite talent such as CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, CHRO, CRO, CMO, and CSO, along with vice presidents of human resources, general counsel, and director-level leadership roles. That’s how we can guarantee that we’ll find you the talent you need. And that’s why Cowen Partners Executive Search is a leader among even the top retained executive search firms in the U.S.
Companies trust Cowen Partners to deliver leadership-ready, top talent, for the following fields: sales, marketing, operations, finance, human resources, legal, IPO preparation, financial institutions, healthcare, manufacturing, software sales including technology, SaaS, MSPs, real estate, and hyper-growth private equity or venture capital-backed deals.
No matter what type of leader your business needs, our executive recruiters promise to deliver exceptional candidates, matched to your company culture and curated from the top 1% of talent. Discover the results only a senior partner-led search can deliver by contacting us today.
Recent Retained Executive Search Placements
Chief Operating Officer $200M CPG Company
Executive Director Food Marketing Group
COO MedTech / Private Equity
General Counsel, Commercial Real Estate
CEO $700M Credit Union
Chief Human Resources Officer, Private University
Chief Technology Officer International Retailer
Chief Revenue Officer Global Software
Chief Financial Officer, $1B Energy
Chief Legal Officer, Family Office
President $20M Dental Group
Chief Technology Officer $1.5B Credit Union
Chief Operating Officer $100M Retailer
VP Legal Global Retailer
Executive Director Non-Profit
Chief Marketing Officer eCommerce
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Why Cowen Partners Is the Best Retained Executive Search Firm
TOP RETAINED EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMOur executive recruiters have experience working with private, public, pre-IPO, and non-profit organizations. Clients are typically $50 million in revenue to Fortune 1000’s or have assets between $500 million to $15 billion. Successful placements span the entire C-Suite, including executive positions, board members, presidents, VP roles, and other director-level roles.
Cowen Partners delivers 3X more qualified candidates than the competition. Through our proven retained executive search process, we find, vet, and deliver the top 1% of candidates for positions across the C-suite. Our process works for all industries, including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, real estate, financial service, private equity, and more.
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Every industry needs talent. That’s why our retained executive search firm focuses on connecting companies with in-demand candidates who are fully prepared to take command of any leadership role. Click the executive role you need below to learn more about our process for finding and placing top talent in less than 6 weeks.
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