About

OUR BACKGROUND

The Boulware Group is headed by Christine (Chris) Boulware, Managing Director, who has 20+ years of experience in executive search. The Firm has special interest in the areas of advocacy, civil rights, public policy, environmental action, financial services, and community development. Within these sectors the firm, has expertise recruiting CEOs, CFOs, Chief Legal Officers Executive Directors and the like. The firm has recruited for a wide range of national, regional, and local clients.

The Boulware Group’s areas of expertise include advocacy groups, education, health organizations, human services, transportation and governmental and quasi-governmental leadership roles. The Firm also has extensive experience in the areas of public policy, human resources, banking, engineering, administration, and operations.

In 1992, The Boulware Group served as an active member of President Clinton’s first-term transition team.

We understand the functional disciplines required by our practice areas and are knowledgeable about emerging market trends. Our extensive personal and professional networks serve client organizations well to successfully attract and recruit the best candidates.

Diversity and the practice of inclusion are key components of our organizational philosophy.

29 FOUNDING YEAR

987 GLOBAL CLIENTS

566 CANDIDATES PLACED

354 RELOCATIONS

Our Search Process

Always, we engage our clients in the process of learning about and evaluating candidates of diverse backgrounds and cultures. In looking for leadership across boundaries, we focus only on excellence. The result is that in over 60 per cent of our nearly 400 searches, our clients have selected as the final hire a professional from a diverse culture.

Our Search Process

1. Scoping

During scoping, we meet with the client, search committee and as many stakeholders as possible to develop a solid understanding of the organization’s current situation, mission, goals, and challenges in order to clarify how the individual is expected to contribute to the realization of future vision. Read more…

2. Research

In our experience, the ideal leader for any given opportunity may not be from the most obvious sources, such as a related entity. Sometimes the changing needs of an organization require skills not yet common in the industry. Read more…

3. Networking

During the networking phase, we talk to a variety of people to discuss the opportunity, gather information about the marketplace and identify potential candidates to interview. Read more…

4. Identification & Screening

We conduct short, preliminary conversations with potential candidates to discuss the opportunity and determine those individuals to interview extensively. Read more…

5. Interviewing and Comprehensive Referencing

Within eight to ten weeks of the beginning of the search, we provide a pool of highly qualified candidates, including a detailed written analysis of each person and a report of our extensive reference verification in order to streamline the interview process for our clients. Read more…

6. Selection & Negotiation

Sometimes, making a choice among many excellent individuals with different strengths can be challenging. We can support clients in making a decision by offering standards of evaluation. Read more…

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