About Our Dallas Office
About Our Dallas Office
Caldwell is an executive search firm in Dallas, Texas, recruiting board directors, CEOs and senior executives for organizations across Texas and beyond. A number of our partners are based in Dallas, giving clients here direct access to senior search consultants who know the regional leadership market firsthand.
Our Dallas-based partners have extensive experience completing searches for board directors, chief executive officers, presidents, chief operating officers, chief financial officers and a broad range of functional vice presidents, for start-ups, small and mid-sized public and private firms, and major corporations, backed by the reach and resources of a global search firm.
Executive Search Services in Dallas
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 Texas and the Southwest, 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 Texas and the Southwest.
Industrial & Technology Leadership
As the headquarters for the firm’s Industrial and Technology practices, our Dallas team recruits leaders for industrial and high-growth technology companies, from start-ups to major corporations.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an executive search firm in Dallas?
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 Dallas office meets all of these. Open since 2009, our team recruits board directors and senior executives across Texas and the Southwest. Contact the Dallas 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 Texas and the Southwest, 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 industrial, technology and board-level roles our Dallas team is most often asked to fill, where a thorough and committed search matters most.
