Our Partners

Francesca d’Arcangeli is Chief Operating Officer at Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, she is responsible for worldwide operations. The regions, search operations, and human resource functions report directly to her.

Francesca has

Tom Connolly is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Kingsley Gate Partners. Tom leads human resources globally and drives firmwide global human capital strategy.

Tom was previously the CEO at GattiHR, where he

Aaron Mitchell Finegold is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kingsley Gate Partners. Aaron is responsible for overseeing the company’s full-funnel marketing strategy, all external communications, and investment in business-critical capabilities such as

Saurabh Gupta is the Chief Digital Officer of Kingsley Gate Partners. Saurabh has responsibility for defining the strategy and technical vision of the firm, as well as ensuring key business processes are

J.L. Baker is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. J.L. has nearly 20 years of experience in both Fortune 300 Corporate HR Leadership and global Top-Five retained executive search. His clients

David Mansbach is a Senior Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners specializing in the hospitality industry. He has more than two decades of experience advising hospitality clients, and has sold and led

Michelle DesChenes is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Prior to joining the firm, Michelle was a Managing Director with GattiHR — a national leader in HR search. She brings more than

Adam El-Balawi is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners, specializing in the global financial services industry across the Middle East. Adam has more than two decades of experience placing senior-level finance executives

Jeff Kartheiser is a Partner with Kingsley Gate Partners. Jeff brings more than 15 years of proven success in executive search, recruitment, client support, and leadership. He has become a trusted and

Ali Brainard is Vice President, Sr. Talent Acquisition at Kingsley Gate Partners. In her role, Ali will be responsible for identifying and recruiting Partner-level talent for the firm’s North America region.

Prior to joining

Bob Cwenar is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. He leads recruiting assignments for clients in Integrated Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, and Engineering searches.

Bob was previously a Vice President in the

Vanessa Damoulis, PhD is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners. She has over eight years of Life Sciences executive search experience spanning the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Vanessa also has 10 years

Jake Davis is Vice President, Finance with Kingsley Gate Partners. He leads the global financial operational and system processes at the firm along with the financial integration of new subsidiaries. He also

Dr. Jim Houran is a Vice President, Advisory Services at Kingsley Gate Partners. With three decades of experience under his belt, Jim is a published expert in applied psychology, including peak performance,

Vanya I. Mackay is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. He is a leader in Kingsley Gate’s Global Technology Practice where his executive search experience spans EMEA, APAC and North America.

Largely

Kimberly Nathanson is a Principal with Kingsley Gate Partners in the firm’s Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Practices. Kimberly works globally with a diverse clientele ranging from global pharmaceutical organizations to emerging

Toby O’Brien is a Vice President with Kingsley Gate Partners. Prior, he was a member of one of the largest retained executive search firms in the world. Over the past two decades, Toby has been a founder,

Adam Ulmen is the Vice President of Research with Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, Adam is responsible for the development and daily operations for the worldwide research organization. Adam manages Research

Philip Uranga is Vice President US Recruiting Operations at Kingsley Gate Partners. In this role, Philip is responsible for developing and mentoring the US recruiting team to support and meet the needs