Economic Policy Institute President
American Friends Service Committee Executive Secretary
Colorado Behavioral Health Administration Commissioner
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum Executive Director and C Team
Excessive Wealth Disorder institute Executive Director and C Team
Penn Center, St. Helena Island Executive Director
Public Citizen President
MetroWest Health Foundation CEO
MDRC President
Human Rights Watch Executive Director
Free the Slaves Executive Director
Nonprofit Quarterly Editor in Chief
Nonprofit Quarterly Publisher
Casey Family Services Executive Director
NYC Administration for Children's Services Commissioner
Maine Child & Family Services Director
Greenpeace Executive Director
Democracy North Carolina Executive Director
Home for Little Wanderers CEO
Seattle City Light CEO
Women Against Abuse Executive Director
Gay Men’s Health Crisis Executive Director
Clean Water Action Executive Director
Rockefeller University Hospital CEO
Amigos de las Américas Executive Director
Nebraska Environmental Trust Executive Director
Vermont Law School President
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President
Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary
Northern Virginia Family Service CEO
Western Governors Association Executive Director
Puget Energy CEO
Afro American History Museum Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director
Constitutional Accountability Center President
Acumen Fund COO
Vermont Electric Power Company CEO
American Public Human Service Association CEO
United for a Fair Economy Executive Director
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services Executive Director
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Executive Director
Peninsula School of Art Executive Director
Physicians for Social Responsibility Executive Director
Washington State University President
Oregon Public Health Director
SSTAR - Stanley Street Treatment & Resources CEO
Casa Myrna Vazquez Executive Director
Smart Start Executive Director
Public Welfare Foundation CEO
Pennsylvania Department of Public Health Secretary
Goddard College President
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families Executive Director
Fenway Community Health Center CEO
Casey Family Services Executive Director
Washington State Board for Community Colleges Executive Director
National Employment Lawyers Association Executive Director
India Foundation Executive Director
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee President
Grassroots International Executive Director
Children's Home Society of Washington CEO
Physicians for Human Rights Executive Director
Friends of Farmworkers Executive Director
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Executive Director
Nicholson Foundation CEO
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Executive Director

Clients

Acumen Fund
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Afro American History Museum
American Civil Liberties Union
American Friends Service Committee
American Humane Association
American Public Human Service Association
Amigos de las Americas
Boston Foundation
Casa Myrna Vazquez
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Clean Water Action
Community Partners in Action
Constitutional Accountability Center
Democracy North Carolina
Ecologic Development Fund
Economic Policy Institute
Employment Resources Inc.
Episcopal City Mission
Food and Water Watch
Franklin Institute
Free the Slaves
Friends of Farmworkers
Gay Men's Health Crisis
Grassroots International
Greenpeace
Human Rights Watch
Institute for Social and Economic Development
International Voluntary Services
Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights
Juvenile Law Center
MDRC
National Abortion Rights Action League
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
National Committee for Citizens in Education
National Collaborative on Violence Prevention
National Employment Lawyers Association
National Security Archive
New England Wildflower Society
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Nonprofit Quarterly
OMB Watch
Oxfam
Midwest Institute for Technology Development
Mississippi Institute for Technology Development
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Peacemakers
Pennsylvania Prison Society
Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Planned Parenthood
Providence Preservation Society
Public Citizen
Public Justice
SEIU
Sustainable Long Island
Women in Transition
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
United for a Fair Economy
Van Alen Institute
Nebraska Environmental Trust
Advanced Manufacturing & Design
Avista
Creative Solutions Group
Daymark Energy Services
EconoPak
Form House
Graphic Communications
Imfax
National Graphics
Northwest Telco
Pentzer Corporation
Proco Wood Products
Puget Energy
Safety Speed Cut
Vermont Electric Power Company
America on the Move Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Boston Foundation
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Florence C. Burden Foundation
Ford Foundation
Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families
Grantmakers in Health
Graustein Memorial Fund
Hyams Foundation
India Foundation
Joint Foundation Support
Kaiser Family Foundation
Lilly Endowment
Ms. Foundation
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention
Nicholson Foundation
Philadelphia Foundation
Physicians's Foundation
Public Welfare Foundation
Schott Foundation for Public Education
Winston Family Foundation
Alliance for Strong Families and Communities
Berkshire Farm and Services for Youth
Carney Hospital
Casa Myrna Vazquez
Casey Family Program
Casey Family Services
Children and Families First
Child and Family Services of Erie County
Children’s Home Society of Washington
Children's Respite Care Center
Committee to End Elder Homelessness
Cushing Hospital
Delaware State Hospital
Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center
Families First Atlanta
Fenway Community Health Center
Gateway Family Services - Buffalo
Gateway Family Services - Birmingham
Home for Little Wanderers
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Kennedy Donovan Center
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services
Montefiore Medical Center
National Abortion Federation
Northern Virginia Family Service
Primary Care Development Corporation
Rockefeller University Hospital
SSTAR
St. Mary's Childrens Center
University Settlement House
Vanderheyden Hall
Village for Children & Families
Voices for Children
Washington State Hospital
Washington State Hospital Association
William George Agency for Children's Services
Women Against Abuse
Cabinet and Program Administrators for Behavioral Health, Child Welfare, Community Colleges, Court Administration, Corrections, Developmental Disabilities, Early Learning, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Finance, Information Services, Investment, Labor, Personnel, Public Health, Housing, Human Services, Juvenile Services, Medicaid and Transportation for:
Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington State, Wyoming, Boston, Cincinnati, District of Columbia, Franklin County, King County, New York City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco
California Supreme Court, Hanford Nuclear Clean Up Joint Task Force, Puget Sound Water Authority, National Governors Association, MassPort, New York/New Jersey Port Authority, Seattle City Light, Washington State Investment Board, Washington State Supreme Court, Western Governors Association, Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
Center for School Change
Corpus Christi Independent School District
Developmental Studies Center
Early Childhood Alliance
Endicott College
Goddard College
Harvard University
Learning Center for Deaf Children
Learning Disability Association of America
Millneck Manor for Deaf Children
0-8 Coalition
Rockefeller University
Smart Start
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Washington
Vermont Law School
Washington State University
Yale University
Acumen Fund
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Afro American History Museum
American Civil Liberties Union
American Friends Service Committee
American Humane Association
American Public Human Service Association
Amigos de las Americas
Boston Foundation
Casa Myrna Vazquez
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Clean Water Action
Community Partners in Action
Constitutional Accountability Center
Democracy North Carolina
Ecologic Development Fund
Economic Policy Institute
Employment Resources Inc.
Episcopal City Mission
Food and Water Watch
Franklin Institute
Free the Slaves
Friends of Farmworkers
Gay Men's Health Crisis
Grassroots International
Greenpeace
Human Rights Watch
Institute for Social and Economic Development
International Voluntary Services
Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights
Juvenile Law Center
MDRC
National Abortion Rights Action League
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
National Committee for Citizens in Education
National Collaborative on Violence Prevention
National Employment Lawyers Association
National Security Archive
New England Wildflower Society
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Nonprofit Quarterly
OMB Watch
Oxfam
Midwest Institute for Technology Development
Mississippi Institute for Technology Development
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Peacemakers
Pennsylvania Prison Society
Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Planned Parenthood
Providence Preservation Society
Public Citizen
Public Justice
SEIU
Sustainable Long Island
Women in Transition
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
United for a Fair Economy
Van Alen Institute
Nebraska Environmental Trust
Advanced Manufacturing & Design
Avista
Creative Solutions Group
Daymark Energy Services
EconoPak
Form House
Graphic Communications
Imfax
National Graphics
Northwest Telco
Pentzer Corporation
Proco Wood Products
Puget Energy
Safety Speed Cut
Vermont Electric Power Company
America on the Move Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Boston Foundation
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Florence C. Burden Foundation
Ford Foundation
Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families
Grantmakers in Health
Graustein Memorial Fund
Hyams Foundation
India Foundation
Joint Foundation Support
Kaiser Family Foundation
Lilly Endowment
Ms. Foundation
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention
Nicholson Foundation
Philadelphia Foundation
Physicians's Foundation
Public Welfare Foundation
Schott Foundation for Public Education
Winston Family Foundation
Alliance for Strong Families and Communities
Berkshire Farm and Services for Youth
Carney Hospital
Casa Myrna Vazquez
Casey Family Program
Casey Family Services
Children and Families First
Child and Family Services of Erie County
Children’s Home Society of Washington
Children's Respite Care Center
Committee to End Elder Homelessness
Cushing Hospital
Delaware State Hospital
Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center
Families First Atlanta
Fenway Community Health Center
Gateway Family Services - Buffalo
Gateway Family Services - Birmingham
Home for Little Wanderers
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Kennedy Donovan Center
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services
Montefiore Medical Center
National Abortion Federation
Northern Virginia Family Service
Primary Care Development Corporation
Rockefeller University Hospital
SSTAR
St. Mary's Childrens Center
University Settlement House
Vanderheyden Hall
Village for Children & Families
Voices for Children
Washington State Hospital
Washington State Hospital Association
William George Agency for Children's Services
Women Against Abuse
Cabinet and Program Administrators for Behavioral Health, Child Welfare, Community Colleges, Court Administration, Corrections, Developmental Disabilities, Early Learning, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Finance, Information Services, Investment, Labor, Personnel, Public Health, Housing, Human Services, Juvenile Services, Medicaid and Transportation for:
Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington State, Wyoming, Boston, Cincinnati, District of Columbia, Franklin County, King County, New York City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco
California Supreme Court, Hanford Nuclear Clean Up Joint Task Force, Puget Sound Water Authority, National Governors Association, MassPort, New York/New Jersey Port Authority, Seattle City Light, Washington State Investment Board, Washington State Supreme Court, Western Governors Association, Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
Center for School Change
Corpus Christi Independent School District
Developmental Studies Center
Early Childhood Alliance
Endicott College
Goddard College
Harvard University
Learning Center for Deaf Children
Learning Disability Association of America
Millneck Manor for Deaf Children
0-8 Coalition
Rockefeller University
Smart Start
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Washington
Vermont Law School
Washington State University
Yale University

Testimonials

“I have known Ted (along with many other transition consultants) for decades and have enormous and unique respect for his unusually thoughtful approach. He has the ability to size up even the most complex situation. He readies the organization for its own specific future by helping it understand what it needs to do next while valuing where it has already been. We provide the complications and he makes sense of and simplifies the road forward!”

National Media Organization

Founder

"They are the best. Multidisciplinary experience. Geographic exposure in all US regions, confidential, tactful, thorough. Skillful at engaging the Board, the existing management team, and candidates in a way that gets great results and highly satisfied stakeholders."

National Child Welfare Organization

Board Chair

"Your counsel, recruitment and professional support in our search for a President was key to our success. I enthusiastically recommend you to any institution that is faced with a critical search for leadership."

Pac 10 University

Board Chair

“I can say unequivocally that Ted is the best search professional I’ve ever worked with. He is far more than a “transactional” search person. He approached the work as a partner to the search committee. His refreshingly consultative approach to the issues surrounding the search, his equally refreshing candor with board members, staff and candidates and his sparkling intellect and his humanity shone through every day.”

Physicians for Human Rights

Board Chair

“Your patience allowed you to gain the confidence of five difficult and independent politicians. Your astonishing creativity and your gentle way brought us to a remarkable result.”

Governor

I think of most people in your field as loud, clunky motorboats. They throw off a big wake, rock back and forth and finally get you in to port feeling a bit queasy. You, on the other hand, are like a fine-tuned sailboat. You got the wind at our back, steered us through the journey and smoothly up to the dock, where we stood to marvel at the beautiful sunset, ready for a new day.

National Nonprofit

Board Chair

I have worked with every major search firm. Every time I am left wondering, was this worth the cost and effort? For the first time, I do not think that. You made an incredible contribution to this process. Now I understand the difference.

National Union

President

The cabinet officers you recruited for my administration have made all the difference, not only in their leadership of their agencies but also in the quality of thinking and problem-solving we have accomplished as a cabinet group. Our state has been confronted with enormous challenges and you put us in a position to respond effectively. I want you to know that I know what you have given us. On behalf of our state, thank you.

Western Governor