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Top 25 Executive search companies based in Philadelphia, United States

Name: Executive search companies based in Philadelphia, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026 104 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 104 executive search companies headquartered in Philadelphia, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,856 professional contacts across them, including 354 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (1,180 companies); Philadelphia has 104.

This list covers executive search companies headquartered in Philadelphia, 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 30, 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 30, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest executive search companies based in Philadelphia, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 104 executive search companies based in Philadelphia, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to 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	True Search	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	807 contacts →
	Strong evidence “True is modernizing executive hiring by combining global search expertise with the True AI Capability Index™, the industry’s only methodology for assessing candidate adaptability…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2	DSG Global	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	261 contacts →
	Strong evidence “DSG Global is an award-winning executive search and consulting firm that partners with clients to cultivate the talent and leadership they need to navigate today and thrive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3	Lausanne Business Solutions	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	102 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Staying ahead of the competition and achieving your strategic goals requires the right talent, in the right place, at the right time, developed, motivated, enabled, and ready to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
4	N2growth	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “N2Growth is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5	Jacobs Management Group, INC	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Celebrating over 35 years in business, Jacobs Management Group, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6	Howard Fischer Associates	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Strong evidence “HFA is one of the leading executive and board search firms in the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7	Attolon Partners	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Attolon Partners LLC is a Philadelphia-based retained search firm focused on placing senior-level executives in the disciplines of Corporate Accounting, Finance, Human Resources…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8	Allnessjobs	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are skilled career agents who connect exceptional talent with some of the most prestigious employers in the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9	Intelligent Staffing	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Intelligent Staffing specializes in workforce solutions and employment services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10	Opus Partners	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Opus Partners is an independent executive search firm founded by consultants who have worked together since Opus conducts senior-level searches nationally and internationally for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11	Gemharvest Executive Recruiting	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We Deliver Outstanding Talent* As trusted Executive Search Consultants in the Private Wealth and Investment Management Industry, our mission is to source the best talent…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12	GTS Scientific	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GTS is a full life cycle recruitment and human capital services firm specializing in the Life Sciences, Engineering and Specialty Manufacturing industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13	The Perillo Group	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Full service recruiting company based out of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14	K44 Consulting LLC	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “K44 Consulting LLC is an executive recruiting firm that specializes in the building materials industry and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15	CMB Staffing Solutions	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CMB Staffing Solutions is a boutique staffing firm specializing in the placement of Accounting, Finance, and Consulting specialists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16	Kaplan Partners	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It takes movers and shakers to recruit movers and shakers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17	Clearfield Partners	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Clearfield Partners is a talent acquisition, sales execution, and operational optimization firm helping growth-stage organizations scale with clarity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18	G2 Startup Advisors	Strong evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “G2 Advisors is a high-impact team specializing in executive search, fractional HR leadership, and relationship-driven management coaching.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19	Bowen Search	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bowen Search is a talent acquisition company delivering reliable speed, accuracy, and expertise proven to result in successful hiring decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20	Lincoln Leadership	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Andrew Wheeler and Danny Guerrero have joined DRiWaterstone Human Capital.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21	HR MOM LLC	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “H.R M.O.M (Human Resources Managers on the Move, LLC) is a consulting firm specializing in providing tailored professional Human Resources functions for small businesses!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22	Calvano Search Consultants LLC	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Partnering with companies in their search for talent- Our primary goal is to facilitate great hires by matching top talent with top companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23	Fawkes IDM	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fawkes IDM (Individual Development & Management) helps clients find, qualify, and hire individuals with deep technical capabilities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24	Lexacount LLC	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lexacount is a leading recruiting and staffing company, focusing on permanent placement for legal and accounting professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
25	Gotham Growth Group	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2004, Gotham Growth is a strategic global advisory firm focused solely on the Human Capital Management industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 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: 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 executive search companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of 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 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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Executive search companies based in Philadelphia, United States at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026

19.1%Verified-email coverage

17.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Philadelphia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Philadelphia, over 104 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 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 Philadelphia, United States whose own description of what they do matches “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 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 executive search companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Philadelphia 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, 354 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 30, 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.

Executive search companies by metro in the United States

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 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 executive search companies are there based in Philadelphia, United States?

RevenueBase identified 104 executive search companies headquartered in Philadelphia, 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?

True Search, headquartered in Philadelphia, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most executive search companies?

New York leads the United States with 1,180 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (420) and Atlanta (377). Philadelphia has 104.

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 354 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 104 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 30, 2026.

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About this data

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.