{
  "report": "Diverse Slate and Inclusive Search: What The Shortlist Report Finds",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/diversity-executive-search",
  "question": "Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?",
  "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": "Heidrick",
      "domain": "heidrick.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 30,
      "share": 54.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Russell Reynolds Associates",
      "domain": "russellreynolds.co",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 30,
      "share": 54.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Spencer Stuart",
      "domain": "spencerstuart.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 29,
      "share": 52.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Korn Ferry",
      "domain": "kornferry.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 25,
      "share": 45.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Egon Zehnder",
      "domain": "egonzehnder.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 24,
      "share": 43.6
    },
    {
      "name": "Diversified Search Group",
      "domain": "diversifiedsearchgroup.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 12,
      "share": 21.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Female Executive Search",
      "domain": "female-executive-search.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 11,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Caldwell",
      "domain": "caldwell.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 10,
      "share": 18.2
    },
    {
      "name": "HERizon Search",
      "domain": "herizonsearch.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 10,
      "share": 18.2
    },
    {
      "name": "Acertitude",
      "domain": "acertitude.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 16.4
    }
  ]
}