About
A partner-led search firm built for leadership decisions that carry real consequence.
Talent Pathfinder combines retained search discipline, succession insight, and board-level judgment for organizations making high-stakes leadership moves.
How we work
Senior search judgment, not a layered handoff model.
Partner-led execution
The people selling the mandate stay involved through calibration, market mapping, candidate assessment, and final decision support.
Decision-ready process
We are built to sharpen the decision, not just increase candidate flow. That means clearer briefs, stronger assessment, and better final-stage comparisons.
Discreet market access
Many mandates are sensitive by definition. We structure outreach and market calibration to protect context, momentum, and stakeholder confidence.
Longer-term advisory value
Search work often surfaces broader succession, board, and leadership questions. We help clients use that signal, not lose it after placement.
Leadership team
Partners clients know by name, not just by logo.
Board & CEO Transitions
Jennifer Roberts
Founder & Managing Partner
Jennifer leads the firm's most board-visible work, including CEO succession planning, independent director searches, and leadership transition strategy for investor-backed and closely governed organizations.
Growth & Transformation
Michael Rodriguez
Partner, Executive Search
Michael specializes in executive search for growth-stage and enterprise organizations hiring leaders who need to scale teams, professionalize functions, and navigate change without losing momentum.
Assessment & Inclusion
Sarah Chen
Partner, Leadership Advisory
Sarah helps clients define leadership success profiles, benchmark internal and external talent, and build inclusive search processes that strengthen both decision quality and long-term leadership pipelines.
Sector expertise
Context-rich search in sectors where leadership fit is not generic.
We focus on markets where stakeholder complexity, governance, and business model context materially change the brief.
Investor-backed and board-governed businesses
Mandates where stakeholder alignment, governance sensitivity, and leadership credibility are under real scrutiny.
Technology and software
Searches for operators who can scale teams, professionalize functions, and lead through growth or change.
Financial services and regulated markets
Leadership work where market knowledge and judgment under governance pressure matter as much as domain expertise.
Healthcare and life sciences
Executive search in complex environments that demand cross-functional leadership and disciplined stakeholder management.
Representative mandates
Examples of the work the firm is designed to lead.
Case study
CEO succession for an investor-backed software platform
Helped the board refine the future-state role, benchmark internal contenders, and run an external market process that produced a decision-ready shortlist without destabilizing the business.
Case study
Independent director search for a regulated financial services firm
Advised on board capability gaps, defined the governance and market profile required, and delivered a tightly calibrated slate for committee and investor review.
Case study
Commercial leadership search during a growth reset
Supported a founder-led business in hiring a revenue leader who could bring operating rigor while working effectively inside a fast-changing executive team.
Best-fit clients
Who we work best with.
Boards and CEOs navigating a succession event, leadership transition, or board refresh.
Investor-backed businesses that need a more disciplined search process than a conventional recruiting sprint.
Executive teams making a role-defining hire where fit, range, and stakeholder management matter as much as functional skill.
Organizations that want external talent intelligence to inform succession planning before a mandate becomes urgent.