About Our Boston Office
About Our Boston Office
Caldwell is an executive search firm in Boston, Massachusetts, recruiting board directors, CEOs and senior executives for organizations across New England. Established in 2024, our Boston office serves as a hub for our specialized practices in financial services, compliance, risk and regulatory, and human resource leadership.
Our Boston consultants bring decades of combined experience to each engagement, partnering with clients to identify and secure transformational C-suite leaders who address today’s challenges and anticipate tomorrow’s, backed by the reach and resources of a global search firm.
Executive Search Services in Boston
Our consultants support you across the full leadership lifecycle.
Executive & Board Search
A retained, research-led search for the board directors, CEOs and senior executives who set your organization’s direction. We map the market across New England, assess candidates rigorously, and give you a shortlist you can act on with confidence.
CEO Search & Succession
Appointing or replacing a chief executive is the highest-stakes decision a board makes. We identify and assess CEO candidates and partner with your board on succession, so leadership transitions strengthen the organization.
C-Suite & Functional Leadership
From CFOs and COOs to CHROs and CTOs, we recruit the functional leaders who turn strategy into results across New England.
Financial Services & Compliance Leadership
As a hub for our financial services, compliance, risk and regulatory, and human resource practices, our Boston team recruits the leaders who manage capital, risk and people for organizations across New England.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an executive search firm in Boston?
Start by looking for a firm with proven experience at the seniority and in the sector you are hiring for, one that runs a retained, research-led process rather than contingency recruiting, with senior consultants who conduct the search themselves and a genuine local presence. Caldwell’s Boston office meets all of these. Established in 2024, our team recruits board directors and senior executives across New England. Contact the Boston team for a confidential conversation about the role you need to fill.
How do executive search firms find candidates?
Through a retained, research-led process. The firm maps the market for a specific role, then identifies and confidentially approaches candidates, including accomplished leaders who are not actively looking, before assessing each against the requirements of the role and presenting a shortlist. Across New England, that disciplined mapping is what reaches leaders who are not on a jobs board.
What is a retained executive search firm?
A retained firm is engaged exclusively for a search and paid in agreed stages, regardless of the eventual hire, unlike contingency recruiters who are paid only when a placement is made. Caldwell has worked on a retained basis for more than 50 years, and the model suits the senior financial services, compliance and board-level roles our Boston team is most often asked to fill, where a thorough and committed search matters most.
