Summit Gate SearchConfidential brief

Partners on the desk

Summit Gate Search caps active mandates at four per partner so your search is never squeezed between unrelated board searches.

  • Helena StraussManaging partner · finance & operations
  • Daniel OkonkwoPartner · revenue & go-to-market
  • Maya ChenPartner · healthcare services
About Summit Gate Search

Partners who speak board language fluently.

Summit Gate Search is a New York executive search partnership focused on CFO, CRO, and general management roles for growth-stage software, healthcare services, and consumer brands. Every engagement starts with a written success profile signed by the hiring committee—not a recycled job description from 2019.

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Executive handshake after a leadership interview

How we are structured

Summit Gate Search keeps research, candidate experience, and client reporting under one roof in Midtown. You will not meet a sales partner who disappears after the letter of engagement.

Partner-led mandates

The partner who signs your engagement runs the search, presents finalists, and joins compensation committee calls when needed.

Confidentiality by default

We use code names in CRM, blind résumés for sensitive replacements, and never market your search to fill our newsletter.

Cross-border bench

London and Toronto associates help when your shortlist must include executives willing to relocate or commute weekly.

Discuss a confidential replacement

Summit Gate Search schedules off-the-record calls before any paperwork. Bring the timeline, internal politics, and compensation guardrails—we will tell you if retained search is the right tool.

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