{
  "report": "Executive Search by Role: What The Shortlist Report Finds",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/executive-search-by-role",
  "question": "Which firms specialise in the role we are hiring for?",
  "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": "Korn Ferry",
      "domain": "kornferry.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 47,
      "share": 85.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Spencer Stuart",
      "domain": "spencerstuart.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 47,
      "share": 85.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Heidrick & Struggles",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 45,
      "share": 81.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Russell Reynolds Associates",
      "domain": "russellreynolds.co",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 44,
      "share": 80
    },
    {
      "name": "Egon Zehnder",
      "domain": "egonzehnder.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 42,
      "share": 76.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Christian & Timbers",
      "domain": "christianandtimbers.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 24,
      "share": 43.6
    },
    {
      "name": "Cowen Partners",
      "domain": "cowenpartners.com",
      "tier": 2,
      "responses": 24,
      "share": 43.6
    },
    {
      "name": "True",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 13,
      "share": 23.6
    },
    {
      "name": "Daversa Partners",
      "domain": "daversapartners.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 12,
      "share": 21.8
    },
    {
      "name": "CFO Search",
      "domain": "cfo-search.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 16.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Odgers Berndtson",
      "domain": "odgersberndtson.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 16.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Bespoke Partners",
      "domain": "bespokepartners.com",
      "tier": 3,
      "responses": 8,
      "share": 14.5
    }
  ]
}