Cambridge Consulting

Cambridge Consulting is an executive recruiting firm headquartered in the Chicagoland area and serving all of North America. It says it has spent over 35 years sourcing talent in a narrow part of the market: ingredients and raw materials for the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries. Its listed industries of expertise are chemical, food and nutrition, personal and home care, and pharmaceutical.

The firm describes itself as small and highly specialised. It handles each search individually and relies almost exclusively on its own network of contacts for recommendations and referrals, supported by in-house research. All candidates are screened, and the firm approaches people who are not actively looking. It works both for employers with open positions and for candidates seeking roles. Jennifer Graham is president.

The company reports that 93 per cent of its business each year comes from repeat clients. Its office is in Forest Park, Illinois.