Cowen Partners Supports the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Gala
Cowen Partners Executive Search is proud to support music, education, and community across the Portland–SW Washington region.
Cowen Partners Executive Search was proud to sponsor the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Gala, held Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Shawn Cole, President and Founding Partner, and Jacob Gamble, Principal and Head of Family Office Practice, attended on behalf of the firm.
The evening brought together leaders, donors, and community supporters from across the Portland–SW Washington region for performances by VSO musicians and the presentation of the VSO Lifetime Leadership Award to honorees Paul and Loti Christensen.
As Oregon and SW Washington’s only nationally ranked executive search firm — and the only firm in the Pacific Northwest recognized by Forbes among America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms — Cowen Partners is rooted in the communities it serves.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has been a fixture of the SW Washington cultural landscape for more than four decades, performing more than 20 classical, pops, educational, and family concerts each year under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Salvador Brotons.
Investing in the Cultural Fabric of Southwest Washington
Supporting the VSO is a natural extension of how Cowen Partners shows up across the region:
- Investing in the institutions that strengthen local communities
- Supporting the next generation of artists and students
- Reflecting the values of the leaders we place.
Music education, in particular, builds the same qualities great executive leadership demands — discipline, collaboration, creative problem-solving, and the ability to perform under pressure.
We were honored to stand alongside the VSO’s broader community of sponsors, supporters, and patrons in celebrating an organization that has shaped the cultural fabric of Vancouver, Washington and the greater Portland metro for generations.
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