Gold Coast

Gold Coast Search Partners specialises in executive search for investment firms, recruiting exceptional buyside talent at the associate, mid-level and partner levels. Co-founded by Anna Brady and Janelle Matthews, the company builds longstanding client and candidate relationships through transparent, thoughtful and thorough search processes. Both co-founders spent nine years recruiting investment professional talent for buyside firms before establishing the company.

Anna Brady brings expertise in assessing analysts from investment banking and consulting to identify those capable of transitioning to the buyside, with particular skill at placing mid-level talent and building teams for first-time funds. Janelle Matthews provides a steady hand and calm demeanor with particular expertise in the complex on-cycle Associate recruiting process and significant knowledge of hiring and retaining diverse talent through her work with Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO). The team also includes experienced recruiters focusing on pre-MBA and post-MBA searches across private equity, growth equity and venture capital.

Gold Coast Search Partners has offices in San Francisco and New York and works with investment firms of all sizes and strategies. The company is led by experienced investment professionals who combine their deep knowledge of investment firms with rigorous assessment of talent capabilities and cultural fit. Their consultative approach and responsive partnership have earned strong client relationships across the buyside.