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Top 25 Executive search firms for education based in Phoenix, United States

Name: Executive search firms for education based in Phoenix, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 57 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 57 executive search firms for education headquartered in Phoenix, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,311 professional contacts across them, including 209 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (513 companies); Phoenix has 57.

This list covers executive search firms for education headquartered in Phoenix, 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 28, 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 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

57Companies

1,311Contacts tracked

209Verified emails

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The 25 largest executive search firms for education based in Phoenix, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 57 executive search firms for education based in Phoenix, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive search firms for education: 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	Retail Options	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	385 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a search firm that recruits for all businesses, big or small throughout the United States and Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	ALL About People	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	128 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “All About People is a professional recruitment and hiring firm that since 2002 has been putting people first.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Blue Signal Search	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Blue Signal is a nationwide recruiting, executive search, and staffing firm built on a foundation of helping others, doing the right thing, and being excellent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Duffy Group, INC	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Duffy Group is redefining professional and executive recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Stewart, Cooper & Coon 480-245-5904 CEO Stewartcoopercoon.com	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Stewart, Cooper & Coon provides a comprehensive array of employment services to both corporations and individuals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	DDJ Myers, An ALM First Company	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are active participants in the revolution that has transformed how businesses produce and deliver their products and services and how organizations are structured.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	MSP Personnel	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MSP Personnel is an executive search solutions provider with offices based in Phoenix, Arizona offering senior-level executive search, management assessment and succession…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	SBT	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Leaders in the semiconductor industry know that recruiting people with specialized skills in a competitive global market is a significant challenge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Joseph David International JDI	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ranked as one of the best executive recruiting firms in America, JDI is a search and consulting organization that seeks to be the most trusted source of talent in the industries…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	The Keller Group	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We’re a boutique executive recruiting and staffing firm, with roots in Phoenix and strong networks nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	PMG Executive Search & Recruiting	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For more than 20 years, PMG Executive Search & Recruiting has been a leading provider of executive search, leadership consulting, and emerging leader search solutions, serving…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Lifestyle Recruiters	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lifestyle Recruiters is an executive search and headhunting firm focused on hospitality and retail leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Akre & Associates	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “30+ years executive recruiting experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	URRLY	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Urrly is a portfolio-wide executive search partner for lower middle market private equity firms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Uprecruit	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “UpRecruit is a recruiting and staffing firm that partners with growing companies to hire exceptional talent across technical, operational, and business functions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Cizek Associates National Retained Executive Search & Leadership Development Consultants	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1992, Cizek Associates Inc.(CAI) is a privately-held, woman-owned national retained executive search and leadership advisory firm that partners with mission-driven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	1st Fruits Consulting, INC	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our specialty at 1st Fruits Consulting is to help companies hire people who are the right fit to their organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Towerhunter INC	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “TowerHunter is a national executive search firm specializing in healthcare and insurance, serving publicly traded, privately held and not-for-profit organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Oceansthree Talent Group	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OceansThree concluded operations in March 2026 following the retirement of its managing partner after 12 years serving the education community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Executive Talent Finders, INC	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	The Kostelic Agency	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Kostelic Agency is a nationwide executive and professional search firm specializing in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Tax, Audit, Treasury, and Corporate Leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	SKY Search Partners	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Star Executives Are In Our Sight We place talented professionals who achieve their career dreams while exceeding our client organization’s expectations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	AWS Recruiting	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AWS Recruiting stands as a leading contingent and retained executive search firm based in Phoenix, AZ, dedicated to delivering exceptional leadership talent to private equity…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Hire Resolutions	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2008, Hire Resolutions based upon client and candidate relationships established since the mid 1990’s.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Waddell Group	Indirect evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Waddell Group was established to assist organizations in finding and hiring top caliber talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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 firms for education. 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 firms for education.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of executive search firms for education, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name executive search firms for education. 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 firms for education based in Phoenix, United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

15.9%Verified-email coverage

23.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Phoenix, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Phoenix, over 57 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 firms for education, 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 Phoenix, United States whose own description of what they do matches “executive search firms for education”. 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 firms for education), 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 firms for education, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Phoenix 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, 209 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 28, 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 firms for education 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 firms for education, 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 firms for education are there based in Phoenix, United States?

RevenueBase identified 57 executive search firms for education headquartered in Phoenix, 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?

Retail Options, headquartered in Phoenix, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most executive search firms for education?

New York leads the United States with 513 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (215) and Houston (167). Phoenix has 57.

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 209 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 57 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 28, 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.