Executive Search

Executive Search

Joe Weinstein-Avery

About Joe Joe Weinstein-Avery is a senior director of client partnerships at Charles Aris Executive Search. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated in 2016. Joe started his career at GLG, a large expert network, where he focused on servicing both consulting firms and private equity funds. […]

Derek Gracey

About Derek Derek Gracey is a vice president and practice development leader at Charles Aris Executive Search with a focus on the finance and corporate development functions in the services and industrials sectors. Derek grew up in small-town, rural Pennsylvania before moving to North Carolina in 2013 to pursue a master’s degree in opera performance […]

Kevin Stemke

About Kevin Kevin Stemke is a senior practice leader at Charles Aris Executive Search who focuses his recruiting efforts in the strategy and go-to-market practice, where he primarily works with clients in the industrials space. Prior to joining the executive recruiting firm, Kevin helped grow a startup company called Replay Photos from inception to acquisition. […]

Jesse Warnke

ABOUT JESSE Jesse Warnke, a seasoned operations executive and practice leader at Charles Aris Executive Search, focuses on recruiting top-tier operations leadership talent for clients navigating complex transformations and change management initiatives. With a 19-year career in operational excellence and strategic leadership, Jesse brings a deep understanding of complex business challenges. Prior to joining Charles […]

Brian Landau

ABOUT BRIAN Brian Landau is a practice leader at Charles Aris Executive Search. In this role, Brian partners with private equity, venture capital and deal advisory groups to help them source world-class talent for their technology, media and marketing portfolio companies. Prior to joining Charles Aris Executive Search, Brian was founder and CEO at Vennly, […]

Jacob Sattler

About Jacob Jacob Sattler is a practice leader who recruits top revenue cycle management (RCM) and finance and accounting talent across private equity-backed healthcare specialties at Charles Aris Executive Search. Prior to joining the firm, Jacob spent five years as an account manager at startups in Austin, Texas, including Main Street Hub (now a part […]

Blaine Ayres

About Blaine Blaine Ayres is a practice leader at Charles Aris who spends his time recruiting top strategy and go-to-market talent for financial and professional services companies. Blaine joined Charles Aris as an associate recruiter shortly after completing his undergraduate degree in kinesiology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He quickly developed his niche […]

Clifton Vaughan

About Clifton Clifton Vaughan is a senior practice leader who co-leads the private equity recruiting practice at Charles Aris Executive Search. His work is focused on placing current and former management consultants into investing and operating roles with private equity firms, with a specific emphasis on the Northeast. He has completed over 50 searches for […]

Aaron Stroker

About Aaron Aaron Stroker is a director of client partnerships within the Finance and Corporate Development Practice at Charles Aris Executive Search. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from North Carolina State University. Before joining Charles Aris, Aaron spent the first decade of his career in the medical device industry, working as a […]

Noah Schultz

About Noah Noah Schultz is a senior associate practice leader at Charles Aris Executive Search who focuses on the strategy and go-to-market functions for the life sciences and healthcare industries. Before joining Charles Aris, Noah oversaw executive recruitment at a decentralized clinical research startup during a phase of rapid growth following Series C and D […]

Ryan Krumroy

About Ryan Ryan Krumroy is a practice leader focused on recruiting CFOs for private equity-backed industrial product companies. After joining the firm as a recruiter in 2006, Ryan spent the bulk of his career focused on the recruiting side of the business. He developed an expertise in finding and placing senior-most financial leaders with a […]

Amanda Rutherford

About Amanda Amanda Rutherford is a senior associate practice leader who earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical biology at the University of South Carolina. Following a successful D1 collegiate swimming career, Amanda coached swimming at the national, international and Olympic levels, where she received numerous awards. After a nine-year career in coaching, she transitioned into […]