{
  "report": "Executive Search by Industry: What The Shortlist Report Finds",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/executive-search-by-industry",
  "question": "Which search firms know our industry?",
  "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": "Spencer Stuart",
      "domain": "spencerstuart.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 54,
      "share": 98.2
    },
    {
      "name": "Korn Ferry",
      "domain": "kornferry.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 49,
      "share": 89.1
    },
    {
      "name": "Heidrick & Struggles",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 46,
      "share": 83.6
    },
    {
      "name": "Russell Reynolds Associates",
      "domain": "russellreynolds.co",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 45,
      "share": 81.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Egon Zehnder",
      "domain": "egonzehnder.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 41,
      "share": 74.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Odgers",
      "domain": "odgers.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 23,
      "share": 41.8
    },
    {
      "name": "WittKieffer",
      "domain": "wittkieffer.com",
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 12,
      "share": 21.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Diversified Search Group",
      "domain": "diversifiedsearchgroup.com",
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 11,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "DHR Global",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 10,
      "share": 18.2
    },
    {
      "name": "Isaacson, Miller",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 16.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Koya Partners",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 14.5
    },
    {
      "name": "PierceGray",
      "domain": "piercegray.com",
      "tier": 4,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 14.5
    }
  ]
}