Having placed executives in this market, we wrote this guide to give employers a grounded view of the local talent landscape and how to hire into it. Denver is a significant and evolving energy market, with strength in both traditional energy and a notable concentration of […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. Hiring executives for a startup and for a scale-up are different games requiring different […]
Drawing on JRG Partners’ work across the executive search market, this report lays out the patterns and dynamics we see shaping leadership hiring. Understanding what executive candidates want from employers is essential to attracting them, and in 2026 candidate priorities have […]
Having placed leaders into roles like this repeatedly, we wrote this to give a practitioner’s view rather than generic advice. Roles defined primarily around EBITDA improvement attract a specific kind of executive and repel another, and firms sometimes discover too late which […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have written this 2026 guide for the boards, CEOs, and HR leaders responsible for executive search in Oregon. Oregon concentrates America’s densest semiconductor workforce in the Silicon Forest, headquarters the […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this CISO salary guide for 2026 as a calibration tool for compensation committees and hiring executives. Benchmarks answer where the market is; your mandate answers what you should pay within it. […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this division president salary guide for 2026 as a calibration tool for compensation committees and hiring executives. Benchmarks answer where the market is; your mandate answers what you should […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I present this VP of Quality salary guide for 2026 for the boards and leaders responsible for pricing the VP of Quality seat correctly. Set the package too low and you screen out the operators you need; structure […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer this CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) job description template as a working document, not a formality. The template below covers responsibilities, requirements, and KPIs; the sections after it explain how to […]
As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this Chief Marketing & Digital Officer job description template for employers who want the spec to do real work: attract the right candidates, repel the wrong ones, and align the hiring committee before […]









