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NU Advisory Partners Buyer Map

Zev | NU Advisory Partners | October 2026

As of 15 Oct 2026

NU Advisory Partners runs retained executive search and advisory for board, CEO, C-suite and broader executive roles, across the industries its site lists from software and fintech to sports, media and life sciences.

This page maps the organizations that hire a retained search firm for those seats, grouped by type, and who usually signs off at each.

Where the buyers sit

Groups drawn from the industries and client types named on the NU Advisory Partners site. Investor firms and sports and media owners have no clean public count, so they show none.

Group	Organizations in the US	Under 20 staff	20 to 99	100 to 499	500 or more
Private equity, venture capital and growth equity firms	no clean public count
Software, data and internet companies	about 33,000	about 27,000	about 3,400	about 1,500	about 1,100
Banks and savings institutions	about 4,800	about 910	about 2,300	about 1,200	about 370
Asset and wealth management firms	about 46,000	about 44,000	about 1,500	about 470	about 470
Drug, biologic and medical device makers	about 5,000	about 3,100	about 900	about 500	about 480
Sports, media and entertainment companies	no clean public count

US firm counts by industry code, banded deliberately.

Who usually signs off at each group

A retained search is usually signed by the person who owns the outcome of the hire, and run day to day by the people leader.

Group	Who usually signs	Who runs the search day to day
Private equity, venture capital and growth equity firms	Operating Partner, Managing Partner or the deal partner on the board	Talent Partner or Head of Portfolio Talent
Software, data and internet companies	CEO, with the board on CEO and CFO seats	Chief People Officer or Head of Talent
Banks and savings institutions	CEO and the board, often through a nominating committee	Chief Human Resources Officer
Asset and wealth management firms	Managing Partner, CEO or COO	Chief Human Resources Officer or Head of Talent
Drug, biologic and medical device makers	CEO and the board, often with an investor director	Chief Human Resources Officer or Head of Talent Acquisition
Sports, media and entertainment companies	Owner, President or CEO	Chief People Officer

Where the decision really starts

At sponsor backed companies the search often starts with the investor, not the company. The operating or talent partner at the fund sees the gap first, sets the brief and recommends the firm, and the portfolio CEO or board signs.

For a CEO or board seat the board chair or the nominating committee owns the decision. For a functional C-suite seat such as CFO, CTO, General Counsel or Chief People Officer, the CEO signs and the people leader manages the process.

What usually sets off a search

Moment	Who feels it first
A new platform deal or carve-out closes	Operating Partner at the sponsor
A large funding round lands	CEO and the lead investor on the board
Preparing for an IPO or a sale	CEO, CFO and the board
A CEO or C-suite departure	Board chair and the Chief People Officer
A new fund raises and needs portfolio leaders	Managing Partner and Talent Partner

Ten people to start with

The people who usually sign at the groups above, one a company. Work emails and phone numbers checked on Oct 15, 2026.

Name	Role	Company	Where	Email	Phone
Andrew Stanleick	Managing Director & Operating Partner	Gauge Capital	New York	astanleick@gaugecapital.com	+1 562 673 7201
Kristen Hess Chang	Managing Director, Human Capital	LLR Partners	Haverford Township, PA	kchang@llrpartners.com	+1 215 391 2255
Jim Scarfone	Chief Human Resources Officer and Human Capital Operating Partner	MidOcean Partners	New York	jscarfone@midoceanpartners.com	+1 973 271 7881
Joe Miu	Managing Director, Human Capital	Sheridan Capital Partners	Chicago, IL	joe.miu@sheridancp.com	+1 407 287 8757
David Kuhl	Chief Human Resources Officer	Togetherwork	Naples, FL	dkuhl@togetherwork.com	+1 404 791 4459
Sabra Sciolaro	Chief People Officer	Firstup	Kansas City	sabra.sciolaro@firstup.io	+1 816 726 6443
Ryan Elberg	Chief People Officer	Albert	Los Angeles	ryan.elberg@albert.com	+1 914 299 0700
Michelle Maravilla	Chief Human Resources Officer	Centier Bank	Merrillville, IN	mmaravilla@centier.com	+1 219 670 1472
Molly O'Connor	Chief People Officer	F.L.Putnam Investment Management	Boston, MA	moconnor@flputnam.com	+1 774 217 3045
Tamara Bowles	Chief Human Resources Officer	Discovery Life Sciences	Cary, NC	tamara.bowles@dls.com	+1 984 302 0623

Where to start

Operating and talent partners at sponsor firms

Much of the work on the NU Advisory Partners site is for private equity and venture backed companies, and the firm also places operating partners. One relationship with a talent or operating partner can lead to repeat searches across a whole portfolio, so this group is worth going after by name.

Boards and CEOs facing a top seat change

The site leads with board, CEO and C-suite search. Board chairs and CEOs at public and sponsor backed companies in the industries it lists are the people who sign those briefs, and the timing usually follows a deal, a raise or a departure.

People leaders at growth technology companies

The site names CFO, CHRO, General Counsel, CTO and go-to-market placements across technology. At growth software and internet companies the Chief People Officer runs those searches, which makes that role a direct route to the functional C-suite briefs.

Built from public federal registries and the company's own website, counts banded deliberately.

If a walk-through is useful, pick a time at cal.com/ecg.

Prepared by Matthew, matthew@enquirerconsulting.com.