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The Modern CEO Profile: A New Set of AI Archetypes

By Jenny Gray | June 2, 2026

In recent CEO searches, we have seen a clear shift underway, across private equity-backed SaaS companies. Clients are no longer asking for leaders who simply understand AI. They are demanding modern CEOs who can actively use it to drive transformation across their portfolio companies.

CEO Trends: How Shifting Market Dynamics Are Shaping the CEO Market for Private Equity Portfolios

By Jenny Gray | October 22, 2024

I had the opportunity to catch up with two of Bespoke’s in-house CEO experts, Katherine Baker, co-lead of Bespoke Partners’ CEO practice, and Jenny Gray, Senior Vice President in the practice to discuss the CEO trends they have been seeing firsthand in the market over the last few months.

Unlocking Success: Mastering Post-Close Succession Planning to Seize Opportunities

By Jenny Gray | November 13, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the critical factors that determine whether a founder transition is needed, the value of proactive planning, and the role of Bespoke’s Strategic Resource Group (SRG) in understanding the executive talent landscape.

Jenny Gray

Jenny Gray

Jenny Gray is a Partner at Bespoke Partners within our CEO Recruiting Practice. Jenny specializes in leading CEO & Board searches for our clients across growth equity to buyout with portfolio companies in B2B SaaS. She has also specialized in Go-to-Market and Chief Customer Officer searches. She has led over 70 successful searches since she joined Bespoke in 2019 and has placed executives across multiple portfolio companies including Thoma Bravo, Insight Partners, Clearlake Capital, K1, PSG and others.

Prior to joining Bespoke, she spent four years working in advertising and sponsorship sales at the Wall Street Journal in New York and also worked an additional two years in software and PEO sales at TriNet. Jenny graduated from Goizueta Business School at Emory University with a BBA in Marketing & Consulting and a minor in International Business.