{
  "report": "The Best Executive Search Firms: What The Shortlist Report Finds",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/best-executive-search-firms",
  "question": "What are the best executive search firms?",
  "engine": "ChatGPT",
  "sampleSize": 55,
  "windowStart": "2026-08-11",
  "windowEnd": "2026-08-19",
  "published": "2026-08-11",
  "updated": "2026-08-19",
  "publisher": "The Shortlist Report",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "note": "responses = number of sampled responses naming the firm. share = responses / sampleSize, as a percentage. A firm is counted once per response regardless of how many times it is named in it.",
  "firms": [
    {
      "name": "Egon Zehnder",
      "domain": "egonzehnder.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 55,
      "share": 100
    },
    {
      "name": "Heidrick & Struggles",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 55,
      "share": 100
    },
    {
      "name": "Korn Ferry",
      "domain": "kornferry.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 55,
      "share": 100
    },
    {
      "name": "Russell Reynolds Associates",
      "domain": "russellreynolds.co",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 55,
      "share": 100
    },
    {
      "name": "Spencer Stuart",
      "domain": "spencerstuart.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 55,
      "share": 100
    },
    {
      "name": "True",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 47,
      "share": 85.5
    },
    {
      "name": "ZRG Partners",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 43,
      "share": 78.2
    },
    {
      "name": "WittKieffer",
      "domain": "wittkieffer.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 40,
      "share": 72.7
    },
    {
      "name": "DHR Global",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 30,
      "share": 54.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Odgers",
      "domain": "odgers.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 30,
      "share": 54.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Boyden",
      "domain": "boyden.com",
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 20,
      "share": 36.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Diversified Search Group",
      "domain": "diversifiedsearchgroup.com",
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 20,
      "share": 36.4
    },
    {
      "name": "JM Search",
      "domain": "jmsearch.com",
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 18,
      "share": 32.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Stanton Chase",
      "domain": "stantonchase.com",
      "tier": 5,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 14.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Caldwell",
      "domain": "caldwell.com",
      "tier": 5,
      "responses": 7,
      "share": 12.7
    }
  ]
}