Executive Recruiters in Minneapolis–St. Paul

Entrepreneur picked up the story of corporate America’s aging C-suite, and leaned on research and commentary from Cowen Partners President and Co-Founder Shawn Cole to explain why the long-predicted retirement wave never arrived, and what it’s costing companies. In the piece by Jon Small, the framing is pointed for a founder audience: economists spent years

The New York Post built its latest look at corporate America’s leadership pipeline on research from Cowen Partners Executive Search, with President and Co-Founder Shawn Cole supplying both the data and memorable framing. In the article by reporter Taylor Herzlich, the through-line is a paradox: from Boeing to Verizon to Cracker Barrel, boards keep handing

Cowen Partners Executive Search was the presenting sponsor of the 2026 NCEO Forum in Phoenix, where President Shawn Cole led a CEO Peer Network session on C-suite and board succession in employee-owned companies.

Jacob Gamble, Principal at Cowen Partners and Head of Steward, the firm’s family office practice, was featured in Crain Currency in an article on a quiet status inversion reshaping family office hiring: the CFO, long overshadowed by the chief investment officer, has become the hardest and most sought-after seat to fill. In the article by

When Klarna announced its CFO would depart barely a year after taking the company public, Fortune asked Shawn Cole, President and Founding Partner of Cowen Partners Executive Search, to read what the move, and one specific detail in the announcement, really signals. In the article by Fortune’s Sheryl Estrada, Shawn frames Niclas Neglén’s exit as

Spiceworks tapped Shawn Cole, president and founding partner of Cowen Partners Executive Search, for a deep look at how the Chief Information Security Officer role has evolved from breach cleanup into one of the most strategic seats in the enterprise.. Shawn’s contribution captures why the role now commands boardroom attention. As he tells Spiceworks, the