Growth Equity CEO and Board Leadership Recruiting:

Jenny Gray

Jenny Gray specializes in CEO and Board Leadership searches for growth-stage and investor-backed software and SaaS companies, partnering with private equity firms, boards, and founders to identify leaders who can drive transformational growth.

With particular expertise in growth equity CEO recruitment, founder-to-CEO transitions, and board leadership, she helps organizations navigate pivotal inflection points by securing executives and directors who can scale businesses, strengthen governance, and create long-term enterprise value.

Her work focuses on aligning leadership talent with the strategic objectives of investors and boards, ensuring companies have the right leadership in place for their next stage of growth.

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Bespoke Partners Track Record for CEO, Board & P&L Executive Search:

370+

Number of CEO, Board & P&L Placements

78+

Number of Exits assisted

$40.7B+

Enterprise Value Created

9.5

client satisfaction

<100

Average days to close

Meet Jenny Gray

22+ Growth Equity CEO and Board Placements, with 64% in founder led businesses

110+ Successful career executive placements

40+ CEO & Board placements within the last 2 years

82 average days to close on search work

9.8 Client and Candidate Satisfaction

Executive placements for Thoma Bravo, HgCapital, EQT, Lead Edge Capital and many more

News & Insights

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Bespoke-placed leaders create value

We recruit CEOs, board members, P&L executives and other senior leaders with proven track records in:

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    Scaling businesses through critical growth stages by identifying CEOs with proven experience driving revenue acceleration, operational maturity, and enterprise value creation.

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    Navigating founder-to-professional leadership transitions by recruiting executives who can preserve culture while leading organizations into their next phase of growth.

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    Building high-impact boards by securing directors and chairs with the governance expertise and operating experience required to support scaling companies.

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    Identifying AI-adept CEOs and Board Leaders to drive transformation, innovation, and value creation.

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    Aligning leadership with investor objectives by partnering with growth equity firms and boards to recruit talent that supports long-term value creation strategies.

The Bespoke Experience:

Unmatched results

The reach of a large firm, the grit and hustle of a boutique.

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Cap on searches

Recruiters capped at 6 searches for intensive attention on your search.

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Speed

Tech-enabled, data-driven search cuts days-to-close in half.

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Deep validation

10+ backchannel reference checks on every search, for comprehensive candidate backgrounds.

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Placement guarantee

Placed candidates will be in the role for at least 1 year or we redo the search.

LBO Orchestrator

" Bespoke-placed CEO steers cybersecurity company through two leveraged buyouts in four years, generating significant investment returns."

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Growth Driver

" Bespoke-placed CEO leads legal software firm to record growth, market leader status and leveraged buyout for >$1.5B valuation."

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IPO Leader

" Bespoke-placed CEO leads HR software solution firm to acquisition and expansion into new markets, new capital investment and successful IPO in less than two years."

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Your full-spectrum human capital partner

Bespoke Partners is the leading software executive search firm and the top private equity recruiter. We have transformed hundreds of companies with our recruiting expertise in: CEOs, CFOs, CROs, CMOs, CSOs, CCOs, CCSOs, CHROs, CPOs, CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, VPs of Engineering, VPs of Marketing, VPs of Sales, VPs of Product, VPs of Customer Success, VPs of HR, VPs of Operations, Controllers, VPs of FP&A, Presidents, GMs, Board Members, Operating Partners and many more.