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Top 25 Automotive executive search companies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Automotive executive search companies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026 58 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 58 automotive executive search companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,051 professional contacts across them, including 537 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive executive search companies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 27, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 27, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest automotive executive search companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 58 automotive executive search companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive executive search companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	DHR Global	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	501-1,000	656 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For more than 35 years, DHR has been a leading provider of executive search, leadership consulting and emerging leader search solutions, serving more than 60 markets around the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2	Slayton Search Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	80 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since our beginning in 1985, Slayton Search Partners' strategy has been to focus on possibilities, not limitations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3	20 20 Foresight Executive Talent Solutions	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1994, 20/20 Foresight is a national executive search and full-service talent advisory firm that specializes in real estate, financial services, and professional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4	Talent Intelligence	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Talent Intelligence is a global talent acquisition and management consulting firm that works with top companies around the world to attract and retain key management and C-Suite…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5	Chamberlain Advisors	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chamberlain is a talent acquisition firm for organizations that seek human capital differentiation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6	Roberts & Ryan	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We specialize in nationwide retained searches for: Director level and above roles for Fortune 500 companies VP and C-Level roles for public, private or family-owned, mid-market…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7	The Equus Group	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Equus Group is a full-service executive search firm offering a highly customized approach to talent acquisition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8	Roma Hired	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ROMA Hired is a premier retained executive search firm that has followed a distinctively different path.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9	Kappa Search Inc. KSI	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Kappa Search, we believe in the power of people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10	Holden Richardson LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Holden Richardson is a boutique executive recruiting firm with areas of expertise in: diversified industrial \| automotive \| energy \| consumer durables \| distribution & logistics \|…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11	Dsml Executive Search	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are an Executive Search firm recruiting CEOs, VPs and other executives in the USA for European based businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12	Talent Acquisitions Group INC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Talent Acquisitions Group is a premier executive search and recruiting firm, specializing in rapidly building and scaling teams for Private Equity portfolio companies, VC-backed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13	Searchworks, LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SearchWorks is reimagining what executive recruitment should feel like.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14	Transearch USA	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Art and Science Of Attracting Outstanding Leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15	Onemarket Recruiting	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Expertise in building companies and uncompromising quality in candidate selection.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16	DSS Global INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DSS Global, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17	Ancilla Corporation	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ancilla Corporation – Executive Search, Career Consultancy & Dedicated Candidate Search Since Ancilla Corporation has been transforming careers and hiring strategies, empowering…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18	Salus Talent	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Salus Talent, we’re redefining executive recruitment for the modern era.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19	Baker Montgomery	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For more than 28 years, Baker Montgomery has been regarded as best in class for executive search and talent strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20	Mccarthy Bertschy & Associates	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2002, McCarthy Bertschy is a national, Chicago-based, retained executive search firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21	Irwin & Wagner, Inc.	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Irwin & Wagner specializes in finding key talent that meets and exceeds our clients’ needs and desires for regional, corporate, and C-suite leaders, as well as property-level…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22	Leadership Advisory Group, LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Leadership Advisory Group, LLC is a boutique, executive search firm with a fresh and dedicated approach to customizing our process to solve our client's unique business and talent…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23	Amplified Search Solutions	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AMPlified Search Solutions is a national retained search firm focused on delivering top talent and providing unparalleled service to a wide range of industry leading firms of all…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24	KMP Search Associates	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At KMP Search, we are dedicated to helping your business succeed by finding the right talent for any role you need.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25	OAK Ridge Network	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Oak Ridge Network is a premier executive search agency dedicated to the food & beverage manufacturing industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive executive search companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive executive search companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive executive search companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive executive search companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive executive search companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026

51.1%Verified-email coverage

18.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

134.5%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 58 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive executive search companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “automotive executive search companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive executive search companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive executive search companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 537 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Automotive executive search companies by metro in the United States

Automotive executive search companies in New York78
Automotive executive search companies in Atlanta61
Automotive executive search companies in Chicago58
Automotive executive search companies in Houston48
Automotive executive search companies in Los Angeles33
Automotive executive search companies in Dallas32
Automotive executive search companies in Charlotte27
Automotive executive search companies in Denver27
Automotive executive search companies in Tampa25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive executive search companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive executive search companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 58 automotive executive search companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

DHR Global, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive executive search companies?

New York leads with 78 headquartered companies, followed by Atlanta (61) and Chicago (58).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 537 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 58 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.