We place Chiefs of Staff, Office of the CEO teams, Analysts of the OCEO, Executive Assistants, and Personal Assistants into the firms and households operating at the top of their fields — across alternative investments, banking, technology, professional services, life sciences, family offices, and private residences. Choose a role to learn more about how we search and where we place.
There's a version of this role that most organizations settle for: someone organized, pleasant, good with calendars. And then there's the version that actually changes how a leader operates. The gap between the two is significant, and in our experience, most hiring processes aren't built to find the second one.
Learn moreAsk ten executives what a Chief of Staff does and you'll get ten different answers. That's not a coincidence. It reflects something genuinely true about the role: "Chief of Staff" is a title that gets applied to wildly different positions, with wildly different responsibilities, compensation levels, and career trajectories. Understanding that variance is the starting point for any serious search, whether you're hiring or looking.
Learn moreEvery other hire we specialize in has a job description that can be written, a scope that can be defined, and outcomes that can be measured with reasonable precision. The Personal Assistant is different. This role lives in the space between the professional and the personal, and the best people in it are exceptional precisely because they can move between those worlds without losing a step.
Learn moreThe most effective CEOs and principals in the world share something that rarely appears in profiles or press releases. Behind the decisions, the deals, and the direction sits a carefully constructed operating environment: a team of people whose entire function is to make the principal more effective. This is the Office of the CEO, and when it works well, the impact on outcomes is profound.
Learn more"Analyst of the Office of the CEO" is a title most organizations only discover they needed once they have it. It sits inside the OCEO alongside the Chief of Staff, the Executive Assistant, and the Communications function, but its remit is distinct. Where the Chief of Staff coordinates and the EA executes, the Analyst is the cognitive layer: the person whose work makes sure the principal walks into every room, every call, and every decision already prepared.
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