Business Details
37 Years
experience
Trusted Executive Search Services in Walnut Creek, CA
Berkeley Search Consultants has been delivering executive search and placement excellence since 1989. With thousands of successful assignments, we combine deep industry expertise and a collaborative approach to help clients build high-performing leadership teams. Our mission focuses on strategic talent solutions tailored to evolving business landscapes across multiple sectors. Founded on core values of integrity and relationship-driven service, we maintain a near-perfect success rate in retained search work. Our specialized practices in Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Public Sector, and Financial Services leverage decades of accumulated industry knowledge. We provide customized executive recruitment solutions through retained, engaged, and interim search models while maintaining transparent communication throughout the process.Our boutique firm structure enables personalized service that extends beyond traditional search to include relocation support and comprehensive candidate vetting. Operating as a member of the Sanford Rose Associates network, we maintain rigorous professional standards while adapting to technological and market changes. Our team of seasoned professionals brings both national reach and specialized industry focus to every client engagement. This combination of experience, ethical standards, and client-centric methodology has sustained our reputation for excellence over three decades.
Services
Executive Search
Retained Search
Contract Staffing
Healthcare Recruitment
Technology Recruitment
CPG Industry Search
Public Sector Recruitment
Financial Services Search
Interim Executive Placement
Leadership Consulting
Details
- Year established: 1989
Highlights and features
- We offer 35+ years of executive search experience with a 98% success rate
- Our team includes former industry executives in Healthcare and Technology sectors
- We maintain a proprietary network of pre-vetted executive candidates across multiple industries
- Our collaborative approach includes customized candidate profiling and transparent communication
- We provide post-placement support and long-term relationship management
Services
Executive Search
Our executive search services identify top-tier leadership talent for critical organizational roles. We specialize in retained search assignments requiring discreet, targeted candidate acquisition. Our process combines industry expertise with extensive networking to secure executives who align with client culture and strategic objectives.
Retained Search
Retained search engagements provide dedicated executive recruitment for mission-critical positions. Clients receive exclusive focus through structured search phases including market analysis, candidate mapping, and comprehensive due diligence. This model ensures priority attention to complex leadership requirements.
Healthcare Recruitment
Our healthcare recruitment focuses on executive placements within hospitals, biotech firms, and medical device manufacturers. We address leadership needs from clinical directors to C-suite executives with specialized understanding of healthcare regulatory environments and operational challenges.
Technology Recruitment
Technology recruitment services connect innovative companies with executive leaders in software engineering, product management, and cybersecurity. Our team includes former industry insiders who understand emerging technology trends and talent markets in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Contract Staffing
Contract staffing solutions provide flexible workforce options for specialized projects or skill gaps. We source experienced professionals for defined-term engagements across multiple industries while maintaining quality control and compliance standards.
People
Mark Howard
President & CEO
With over 30 years in executive search, Mark Howard leads Berkeley Search Consultants' strategic direction. He specializes in retained search assignments and has placed executives across multiple industries including technology and financial services.
Jean Spear
Vice President, Consumer Packaged Goods Practice
Jean Spear leads the CPG practice with expertise in placing executives for brand management and product innovation roles. She has received multiple industry awards for her work in food industry executive recruitment.
Nihad Sarsour
Director of Client Development, Technology Practice
Nihad Sarsour specializes in technology executive recruitment with focus on software engineering and cybersecurity leadership. He brings extensive Bay Area tech industry connections to client engagements.
Jim Beach
Vice President, Banking & Financial Services Practice
Jim Beach leads financial services recruitment with 30+ years of experience placing executives in commercial banking, wealth management, and fintech sectors. He maintains strong relationships across traditional and emerging financial institutions.
Efton Hall Jr.
Founder Emeritus, Healthcare & Public Sector Practices
Efton Hall Jr. established the healthcare practice with deep expertise in clinical leadership placements. As a former healthcare executive, he provides strategic guidance for complex public sector and medical organization searches.
Questions
What industries does Berkeley Search Consultants specialize in?
We specialize in Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Public Sector, and Financial Services sectors with dedicated practice groups for each.
What types of executive positions do you fill?
We place executives at Director, VP, CXO, and Board levels across mid-to-senior management roles in both private and public sector organizations.
Do you work with both large corporations and smaller companies?
Yes, our client base ranges from Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups and government agencies requiring specialized leadership.
What is your success rate for executive placements?
Our retained search work maintains a 98% success rate with candidates successfully completing their probationary periods.
How does your executive search process work?
We begin with in-depth consultation to understand organizational needs, followed by candidate identification, rigorous vetting, and post-placement support.
