Derek Gracey

Senior Practice Leader

Practices

About Derek

Derek Gracey is a senior practice leader at Charles Aris Executive Search with a focus on the finance and corporate development functions in the business and consumer services space.

Derek grew up in small-town, rural Pennsylvania before moving to North Carolina in 2013 to pursue a master’s degree in opera performance at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He then made a pivot into the world of executive search, joining Charles Aris in 2015.

Derek and his wife Jordan live in Greensboro with their son Thomas and their dogs, Beesly and Bonnie. They enjoy traveling the world, spending time at Topsail Beach and watching “The Office” reruns more times than you could imagine.

CONTACT DEREK

Direct: (336) 217-9152
Email: derek.gracey@charlesaris.com

CANDIDATE TESTIMONY

“[The Charles Aris team] works to build strong interest on both sides; they’re good at match making. Communication was very good, and the team was very responsive. They managed my expectations really well.” – Director of corporate development placed by Charles Aris

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Key Documents

2024 Corporate Development Compensation Report

We’re excited to release our corporate development compensation report, which includes valuable hiring data from real offers we saw Charles Aris clients extend to our candidates in 2023.

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Derek’s Content

Finance & Corporate Development

HVAC M&A: no cooldown in sight

The HVAC industry is one of the most saturated in the private equity world, but we’ve continued to see consistent M&A activity throughout 2023.

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