Umesh Ramakrishnan is Co-founder, Senior Partner, and Chief Strategy Officer. Umesh drives Kingsley Gate's industry-defining vision, leveraging his extensive operating background and executive search expertise to lead the firm into the future. Previously serving as the firm's co-CEO and then CEO during its first decade, Umesh brings a unique perspective to executive talent acquisition.
With over 30 years of global leadership experience, Umesh has held executive positions including Vice Chairman, Chief Innovation Officer, President, and COO across technology and service industries. He integrates this operational wisdom with cutting-edge scientific and AI methodologies to pioneer the next generation of executive search solutions.
His hands-on search expertise includes successfully placing board members, CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, COOs, CDOs and other senior executives across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Recognized as a thought leader, Umesh is regularly quoted in major publications and has appeared as a guest expert on CNBC's Closing Bell and Power Lunch. He authored the critically acclaimed book "There's No Elevator to the Top," published worldwide by Penguin.
Umesh holds a bachelor's degree in industrial and production engineering from Bangalore University and a master's in industrial engineering from the University of Texas. He has served on the boards of several organizations, including the Great Lakes Science Centre in Cleveland and software companies HireLogic and Kliks.
Umesh works out of our Cleveland, Ohio location.
