Shirley Associates is an international executive search firm with offices in the U.S. and the U.K.. Our international team has over 35 years of experience placing senior level executives in the commercial and non-profit sectors worldwide.  We have the skills and global reach necessary to identify, evaluate and attract the few outstanding individuals who will set your organization apart. 

Since 1972, Shirley Associates has successfully placed senior executives in chief executive/executive director, president, fund development, foundation relations, special event management, program management, information systems, finance, marketing, sales and HR roles.  Our clients include educational, welfare, advocacy, cultural and international relief establishments such as the ADL, MALDEF, American Diabetes Association, Mills College, Junior Achievement, Special Olympics and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We also serve an elite coterie of very loyal, blue chip Hi-tech manufacturers such as Applied Materials, FormFactor, Advanced Energy and Dell.  Most of our assignments are for repeat clients - they trust us and keep coming back for more.

Our leading edge search technology and our intensive research and sourcing processes, have enabled us to develop the largest network of senior non-profit and commercial sector executive talent in the U.S. and Europe.  Our search consultants personally implement each phase of the search and work closely with the client to ensure a successful outcome.  We are not a search factory with junior associates stretched beyond capacity: we limit ourselves to a few searches at a time in order to guarantee an extremely thorough service to our very special clients.

Each assignment is a unique challenge with unique characteristics.  Accordingly, we tailor our services and fees to suit each client's specific needs.  Since many non-proft employers have limited recruitment budgets, we offer our services in an "un-bundled" menu when appropriate.