Excellence Meets Experience in Executive Search

Identifying and attracting the best talent requires industry expertise, impeccable judgement, and commitment to leaving no stone unturned. That’s who we are and what we do.

The Work

We expect the unexpected. Each search is crafted alongside our clients to deliver exactly what you need.

The Way

Our values guide us; we don’t have clients or candidates, we have partners. We aren’t satisfied until you are.

The Difference

The difference is the people, we put you first and we also make sure we have fun along the way.

Who We Are

We make a point of being the best, meet our team

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What We Do

We work in a variety of fields to meet all your needs

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How We Do It

Our services are designed to be flexible enough to meet your needs

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News

Our executive search blog contains valuable information, including: executive placement tips, corporate events, compliance news, and much more.

Jason Wachtel Discusses What’s Next For Former FBI Director James Comey with The New York Times

In the recent NYTimes article titled What’s Next for Comey? Probably Not ‘a Normal Job’, by Matthew Goldstein and Alexandria Stevenson, Jason discussed what’s next for form...

@ 6 months ago by JW Michaels

Financial Services Market Data Report 2018

The JW Michaels & Co Financial Services Market Data Report 2018 is now available. The data appearing in this compensation report was collected by comparing invoiced placements ...

@ 6 months ago by JW Michaels

Keeping your Nerves at Bay During a Final Interview with the CEO

Congratulations! You’ve made it through each phase of the interview process, and you’ve been asked back for one final interview with perhaps the biggest influence on your hirin...

@ 3 weeks ago by JW Michaels

8 Ways to Get Through a Long Job Search Without Feeling Discouraged

Job search fatigue; it’s real and it can be unpleasant. Whether you’ve been looking for a new job for a few weeks or you’ve been at it for months, a long job search is intimi...

@ 1 month ago by JW Michaels

A Conversation with Orrie Dinstein, Global Chief Privacy Officer at Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)

One of the many high points of JW Michaels is partnering with the most sought after and talented leaders across a range of industries. Recently, Lawrence Brown, Sr. VP Legal, Houst...

@ 1 month ago by H. Lawrence Brown

JW Michaels & Co. is an executive search firm dedicated to serving the specialized recruiting needs of top-tier financial services, legal, technology and business institutions.

Crain’s NY Business consistently ranks JW Michaels in the top 10 Executive Recruiting Firms – with good reason. We get results.

Locations

JW Michaels is headquartered in New York City, with teams based in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Greenville, and Houston.

For general inquiries please contact Jillian McElroy 646-624-2305