Search
Searches we lead for you, and counsel for when you run your own.
Searches we run
Welcoming a new leader is among the most important moments in the life of an organization. We give you a clear process from the first meeting and a field of candidates that reaches well beyond your own networks. We have run 1,200+ executive searches, 820+ of them for a chief executive officer, executive director, managing director, or artistic director.
We manage the search from the first meeting and stay with you and your new leader through the transition.
Executive search
For organizations seeking a chief executive, artistic director, vice president, senior director, or director, we recruit at every level.
Interim leadership
For organizations taking a moment to plan what comes next, we find and vet an experienced interim leader to step in and keep things running well.
Search counsel
Strong searches begin well before the first candidate is called. We give you experienced counsel specific to your search, from rethinking your leadership model to designing the compensation package, and everything in between.
We advise boards, committees, and internal hiring teams before and during a search.
Succession planning
For boards planning the next chapter after a founder or long-serving leader, we build a plan with you so everyone knows who does what when the moment comes. We counsel you throughout, from a respectful exit to a strong start.
Search process guidance
For committees, universities, public agencies, and HR teams running their own search, we advise and lend a hand wherever it helps, including role criteria, the position profile, candidate outreach and advertising strategy, interview preparation, bias-awareness workshops, compensation benchmarking, and onboarding design.
Compensation strategy
For boards and task forces that want to evaluate and set competitive executive pay, we provide peer benchmarks, pay-band and parity analysis, bonus and total-rewards design, and counsel on agreement terms, with or without a search underway.
We worked with MCA in our search for both the Artistic Director and the Executive Director of American Conservatory Theater. I highly recommend MCA for your recruiting efforts. They led two terrific processes for us. MCA's sound judgment, their extensive network and their deep experience guided us through the recruiting process. They delivered a diverse group of candidates, all of whom were qualified for the position.
Kay Yun
Board President, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.)
