Pacific Search Firm

Pacific Search Firm is a boutique retained recruitment firm founded in 2015 that delivers executive and senior talent for companies driving the energy transition. The firm operates exclusively on a retained basis, recruiting executives and senior leaders through a human-centred process backed by rigorous due diligence. Pacific Search Firm's approach enables clients to scale with confidence at critical inflection points, with services including executive search, interim and fractional talent leadership, and talent advisory. The firm's long-term track record and deep industry insight make it a trusted partner at critical points of investment, transformation, and scale.

Pacific Search Firm specialises in recruiting leadership across distributed and on-site power generation, grid infrastructure including hardware and software, grid resiliency technologies, virtual power plants, energy storage encompassing batteries and long-duration solutions, advanced manufacturing, industrial decarbonisation, carbon technology covering removal and monitoring, advanced materials, building decarbonisation and electrification, and transportation. The firm works exclusively with private equity and venture capital backed companies alongside global organisations operating within these energy transition and frontier technology segments.

Based in San Francisco, Pacific Search Firm operates as a deeply embedded partner within the energy transition ecosystem. The firm intentionally limits the number of clients and appointments to deliver full attention and direct access to senior-level expertise, ensuring deliberate and high-quality execution. With over 16 years of energy transition experience, Pacific Search Firm brings real-world insight and a deeply developed network of executive and technical talent. Clients choose Pacific Search Firm for its original thinking, structured and efficient process, collaborative approach, and proven track record of placing leaders who thrive long-term culturally, operationally, and personally.