Gans Gans and Associates

Name

Gans Gans and Associates

Legal name

Gans, Gans & Associates

Website

https://gansgans.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search and HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector, Education & Nonprofit Leadership Search (BPACAAAI)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Public housing recruitment
• HR consulting services
• Talent management solutions
• Executive placement firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Plant City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Executive Search/Recruitment Services: Retained executive search services placing highly talented and strategic leaders in organizations. The firm specializes in identifying leadership candidates for housing authorities and public sector organizations.
2. Human Resources Consulting: Comprehensive HR management consulting services including organizational assessments, audits, reorganization, process improvement, policy development, job analysis, salary studies, and staffing analysis.
3. Contract Staffing: Contract staffing services including outsourcing arrangements for specific departments or functions, as evidenced by an 18-month Claims department staffing project for AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gans, Gans & Associates (GGA) is a minority and women owned executive search and human resources consulting firm that places highly talented and strategic leaders in public housing authorities, redevelopment authorities, cities, counties, nonprofits, and select private sector organizations. The firm provides retained executive search, organizational assessments, HR audits, reorganization, process improvement, policy development, job analysis, salary studies, and contract staffing services. The firm also operates the biennial Lead with Impact Summit for affordable housing professionals.

Product overview

Gans, Gans & Associates (GGA) offers two primary service lines: Executive Recruitment and Human Resources Consulting. The Executive Recruitment practice specializes in talent management solutions for identifying highly talented and strategic leaders for organizations in transition or crisis. The Human Resources Consulting practice provides organizational assessments, audits, reorganization, process improvement, and performance enhancement services. Additionally, GGA hosts the biennial Lead with Impact Summit II conference for affordable housing professionals. The firm serves public housing authorities, redevelopment authorities, nonprofits, and public-sector entities across 18 states and the Virgin Islands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Recruitment Retained executive search and talent management services focused on identifying, recruiting, and retaining outstanding executive, management, professional, and technical staff for public housing authorities, nonprofits, and public-sector entities, including C-suite, VP, and director-level placements.
• Human Resources Consulting Comprehensive HR management consulting covering organizational assessments, audits, reorganization, operation realignment, process and performance improvement, policy development, job analysis, salary studies, staffing analysis, and new technology implementation or integration.
• Contract Staffing and Outsourcing Contract staffing and outsourcing services for specific departments or functions, including interim leadership and managed staffing arrangements, as evidenced by an 18-month Claims department staffing project for AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies.
• Diversity Consulting Diversity consulting services supporting clients in building diverse leadership pipelines and inclusive organizations, delivered as part of the firm's executive search and HR consulting practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Executive placements with strong performance and retention rates across multiple housing authorities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• FairsteadminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 August 2026Event sponsor for the 2026 Lead with Impact Summit II. Fairstead is a real estate development company specializing in affordable housing.
• Tampa Housing Authority (THA)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 August 2026Event sponsor for the 2026 Lead with Impact Summit II. Tampa Housing Authority is a major public housing authority in Florida.
• PCSminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 August 2026Event sponsor for the 2026 Lead with Impact Summit II.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WittKieffer: WittKieffer is an executive search firm specializing in healthcare, education, and nonprofit leadership — directly comparable to GGA's niche focus on public housing and nonprofit executive search. Both firms serve mission-driven, public-sector-adjacent clients with deep sector specialization.
• Isaacson, Miller: Isaacson, Miller is an executive search firm exclusively focused on nonprofit, education, and public sector organizations. Like GGA, it serves mission-driven clients seeking executive leadership, with comparable business model and customer base.
• The McCormack Group: The McCormack Group is a public sector executive search firm focused on city, county, and state government leadership placements. It competes directly with GGA in adjacent public sector verticals and shares a similar retained-search business model.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is one of the largest global executive search and organizational consulting firms. It competes with GGA at the high end of public sector and affordable housing mandates through dedicated public sector practices, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search firm with a dedicated public sector and nonprofit practice. It competes with GGA for senior housing authority and government leadership mandates but operates at much greater scale across industries.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a global executive search firm with a public sector practice serving government, higher education, and nonprofit clients. It competes with GGA for larger mandates and offers a comparable retained-search business model across a much wider set of verticals.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search firm with a dedicated public sector practice serving federal, state, and local government. It competes with GGA for senior public sector leadership mandates but as part of a broad, multi-industry search portfolio.
• DHR Global: DHR Global is a global executive search firm serving nonprofit, higher education, and public sector clients among many others. It is comparable to GGA in retained executive search delivery for mission-driven organizations, though it operates at greater scale across verticals.

Regional players

• B.E. Smith (AMN Healthcare): B.E. Smith, now part of AMN Healthcare, is an executive search firm focused on healthcare leadership. It is comparable to GGA in retained executive search for mission-driven, regulated organizations but focuses on healthcare rather than housing.

Emerging players

• Nonprofit HR Solutions: Nonprofit HR Solutions is a talent management and HR consulting firm focused exclusively on the nonprofit sector. It overlaps with GGA's HR consulting practice (organizational assessments, leadership development) for similar mission-driven clients, though its scale is comparable rather than larger.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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