Senior appointments for boards, investors, and leadership teams across the United States.
From Manhattan to the wider North American market, Vellaris advises on chief executive, C-suite, board, and specialist leadership mandates with research-led discipline and close market intelligence.
New York is where Vellaris was founded and where the majority of the firm's consultants sit. It is also one of the most demanding leadership markets anywhere: capital moves quickly, governance expectations are high, and boards are held to public account for the leaders they choose.
Our New York team advises listed companies, private-equity-backed platforms, growth-stage technology businesses, and founder-led organizations on their most sensitive leadership decisions — using the same evidence-first method applied to every mandate globally.
We meet clients and candidates by appointment across New York, with a permanent base in Manhattan.
Capital markets, private ownership, and technology set the pace for leadership demand in this market.
Financial Services
Financial institutions operate under sustained regulatory, technological, and competitive pressure. Leadership appointments must satisfy governance expectations while carrying genuine commercial and transformation capability.
Private Capital
Investors appoint leaders against a defined value-creation thesis and a fixed clock. We work with funds and their portfolio companies on operating leadership, value-creation teams, and investment talent.
Technology
Technology leadership requires product judgment, engineering credibility, and commercial discipline in equal measure. We appoint leaders capable of scaling organizations without diluting technical standards.
Senior consultants with sector depth, US reach, and accountability from briefing to appointment.
Executive Recruiter & Leadership Advisory
Louis leads senior executive searches and advises boards and chief executives on leadership succession, assessment, and team composition. Clients value his direct counsel and the rigour he brings to every shortlist he is prepared to defend.
New York
View profileExecutive Search Consultant
Daniel conducts senior executive and board searches for public companies, family-owned businesses, and investor-backed platforms. He is known for thorough market mapping and for the persistence he brings to hard-to-fill mandates.
New York
View profileExecutive Talent Consultant
Bill partners with boards and executive teams to identify and secure senior talent across technology, financial services, and consumer markets. Clients rely on his straight-talking assessments and his ability to close candidates who are not looking to move.
New York
View profileSenior Executive Search Consultant
Howard has spent more than two decades placing senior leaders across financial and professional services. He is known for a disciplined assessment process and for telling clients plainly when a candidate is close but not right for the mandate.
New York
View profileExecutive Recruiter
Aidan leads senior retained searches for financial, technology, and professional services clients across the United States and Europe. He combines thorough market mapping with persistent, discreet candidate engagement, and is valued for the calm clarity he brings to complex mandates.
New York
View profileExecutive Recruiter
Patrick partners with professional services, technology, and financial services clients on senior retained searches across the United States and Europe. He is known for building trusted candidate relationships and for the disciplined market coverage that produces shortlists clients can act on with confidence.
New York
View profileExecutive Recruiter
Robert leads senior retained searches for technology, financial services, and professional services clients across the United States and Europe. He is known for building trusted candidate relationships, disciplined market coverage, and the calm clarity he brings to complex mandates.
New York
View profileTalent Acquisition, Marketing & Innovation
David builds the talent acquisition, marketing, and innovation capabilities that help firms compete for attention and talent at the same time. He partners with leadership teams to modernize employer brand, sharpen candidate experience, and introduce the operating rhythms that make high-growth hiring repeatable.
New York
View profileSenior Executive Recruiter, Talent Acquisition
Mathilde leads senior retained searches and talent acquisition engagements for financial, professional services, and technology clients across the United States and Europe. She is known for meticulous candidate research, warm stakeholder communication, and for building the trust that turns complex mandates into lasting appointments.
New York
View profileExecutive Director, Global
Wayne directs global engagements for boards, investors, and executive teams making senior appointments across North America, Europe, and international growth markets. He is valued for steady judgement on cross-border mandates, a deep international network, and candid counsel that clients trust when the decision carries real consequence.
New York
View profile“The appointment is never the end of the work. It is the moment the client finds out how well the work was done. I sign every shortlist personally because that accountability has to live somewhere.”
Adrian Vale works between New York and London and chairs the firm's appointment quality review. He signs every shortlist that leaves the practice personally.
Selected retained and interim searches in and around the New York market.
Technology · Permanent
New York, United States · C-Suite
Scale-up platform business seeking an engineering leader to build organizational capability through rapid growth.
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“Vellaris arrived with a map of the market before they arrived with a name. That sequence changed the quality of our board discussion entirely.”
Marianne ChevalierBoard Chair · Northbank Financial Group“I was not looking to move. The approach was discreet, specific, and respectful of my position — which is why I took the call at all.”
Elena VasquezChief Technology Officer · Appointed 2025“Our regulator asked how the appointment was made. We handed over the coverage evidence and the assessment record without editing a line.”
Peter LindgrenChair, Nomination Committee · Baltic Mutual Insurance“They spent an hour understanding what I would not compromise on before describing the role. That saved both sides three months.”
Marcus FeldChief Financial Officer · Appointed 2024When the appointment matters, the search should begin with a conversation.
