Cowen Partners Executive Search

Cowen Partners Executive Search is a national retained executive search and consulting firm that recruits C-suite and senior leadership talent for private equity backed, founder led, and Fortune 500 companies. The firm advises boards, CEOs, and investors on executive recruitment across the full C-suite, including CEO, CFO, COO, CMO, CIO and CTO, CHRO, and general counsel roles, as well as board of directors and VP and director level positions. Search engagements are led by senior partners, and the firm states it delivers qualified candidate slates in an average of three weeks from kickoff. Cowen Partners reports having completed more than 500 executive placements nationwide and cites a 99 percent candidate retention rate, a 96 percent success rate, and a 365 day replacement guarantee. The firm has been ranked among the top 100 executive search firms by Forbes, Business Insider, and Hunt Scanlon. It serves organizations in industries including private equity, manufacturing, consumer goods, financial services, healthcare, technology, and real estate. Cowen Partners operates nationwide with offices on the East Coast, West Coast, and in the Midwest, including a New York location at 14 Wall Street, plus offices in Lake Oswego, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois. Leadership named on the site includes Shawn Cole (President and Founder), Ash Wendt (President and Co-Founder), and Jacob Gamble (Principal and Head of Family Office Practice). The firm invites prospective clients to schedule a confidential call.