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PierceGray
PierceGray was named in 1 of the 10 executive search firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 62 of the 345 AI responses sampled across those questions (18.0%).
PierceGray is strongest on “Which search firms know our industry?”, where it was named in 62 of 345 responses (18.0%), placing it in tier 6 of that report.
What PierceGray is surfaced for in executive search firms
Based on the measured answers, PierceGray is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which search firms know our industry?”.
How the answers describe the firmConducts CEO and operating executive searches for PE-backed manufacturing and industrial companies.
In this sample, PierceGray was named on 1 of the 9 executive search firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Executive search by industry — named in 62 of 345 responses (18.0%), tier 6.
This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.
Every question in executive search firms
PierceGray was named on 1 of these 9 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
Who leads executive search firms overall: Spencer Stuart tops 4 of 9 · Acuity Executive Search Group tops 1 of 9 · Egon Zehnder tops 1 of 9 · Korn Ferry tops 1 of 9 · Riviera Partners tops 1 of 9 · Russell Reynolds Associates tops 1 of 9. See all reports.
Where PierceGray was named
| Question | Tier | Responses | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Which search firms know our industry? | 6 | 62 of 345 | 18.0% |
What PierceGray gets named for
Across the 10 executive search firms questions measured, PierceGray is named most often on “Which search firms know our industry?” — it appears in 62 of the 345 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 18.0% of them.
That is the only question in this set where PierceGray cleared the reporting threshold, so its visibility is concentrated in one kind of buyer question rather than spread across the category.
What PierceGray’s tier placings mean
On “Which search firms know our industry?”, PierceGray sits in tier 6 of 6, named in 62 of 345 responses (18.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 87.2% of responses against PierceGray’s 18.0%. It shares tier 6 with Cowen Partners, Diversified Search Group, Isaacson, Miller and ON Partners, which the sample cannot separate from it.
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named PierceGray when asked buyer questions about executive search firms. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- PierceGray did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
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