District Partners

What District Partners does

District Partners LLC is a privately held executive search and project-based consulting recruiting firm founded in 2019 by Josh Fisher and Kevin Gerrity, headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm operates three integrated service lines: Retained and Executive Search for C-suite and VP-level placements, Direct Hire for permanent full-time positions, and Project-Based Consultants (including a sub-offering branded DP Flex) for interim and specialized staffing needs. The firm is not a technology company — there is no proprietary platform, patent, or AI/ML capability disclosed; the underlying "product" is its consultant and candidate network developed through a relationship-based, consultative methodology, delivered by 25+ team members organized across Managing Partners, Managing Directors, Directors, Senior Search Consultants, Search Consultants, and operations/support functions.

The firm generates revenue through professional services fees across three streams: milestone-based retained search invoicing (with an exclusive, no-cost-until-hire option), success-based direct hire placement fees, and project-based consulting engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. District Partners serves primarily enterprise clients across Financial Services, Professional Services/Management Consulting, Public Accounting, Technology/SaaS, Government Contracting, and Venture Capital/Private Equity portfolio companies, with named clients including Google, Accenture, Mandiant, FTI Consulting, BRG, Riveron, Guidehouse, Mapbox, Sourcegraph, and Moonpay. The go-to-market is sales-led and high-touch, emphasizing long-term consultative partnerships over transactional engagements; distribution is handled via direct employer engagement, professional network referrals, and a regional focus on the Washington DC metropolitan area while serving clients nationally.

The firm markets through LinkedIn, its company website, and a blog covering career development and hiring topics. It maintains an active careers page and currently posts open jobs, indicating ongoing organizational buildout. District Partners has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no patents, no certifications, no regulatory actions, and no M&A activity evidenced in available sources; the firm operates as a bootstrapped LLC under founder control with no external institutional capital.

Name

District Partners

Legal name

District Partners LLC

Website

https://districtpartnersllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

District Partners LLC is a Washington, DC-based executive search and project-based consulting firm founded in 2019, providing retained search, direct hire, and interim consultant placements to enterprise clients across financial services, professional services, technology, and PE/VC-backed companies nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Retained search recruiting
• Direct hire placement
• Project-based consulting
• Talent acquisition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Retained and Executive Search: Retained search service with fees invoiced in installments as agreed-upon milestones are achieved. No cost until hire is made on an exclusive basis for a limited period.
2. Direct Hire Placement: Full-time position placement with highly qualified and vetted professionals. No costs involved until client decides to hire and candidate accepts offer.
3. Project-Based Consulting: Provide vetted professional consultants from proprietary network for project, busy season, and interim needs in Accounting and Technology teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

District Partners LLC is an executive search and project-based consulting recruiting firm that matches employers with candidates for executive, VP-level, and key full-time positions. The firm offers three core service lines: Retained and Executive Search with milestone-based billing, Direct Hire placement with success-based fees, and Project-Based Consultants (including DP Flex) providing vetted interim professionals for Accounting and Technology teams.

Product overview

District Partners operates as an executive search and recruiting firm offering three integrated service lines: Retained and Executive Search for C-suite and VP-level placements, Direct Hire for permanent full-time positions, and Project-Based Consultants (including DP Flex) for interim and specialized staffing needs. The firm leverages a proprietary consultant network and a consultative, relationship-based approach to match employers and candidates across multiple industries including Finance, Technology, Professional Services, and Government Contracting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DP Flex: Project management and flexible staffing services offered through Senior Search Consultant Paula Coughlin.

Products and services

• Retained and Executive Search Retained search service for executive-level, VP, and key hires in which District Partners serves as an extension of the client's talent acquisition team, conducting in-depth market research and sourcing top candidates. Retained service fees are invoiced in installments as agreed-upon milestones are achieved, with a no-cost-until-hire option available on an exclusive basis for a limited period.
• Direct Hire Full-time placement service providing highly qualified and vetted professionals for clients' permanent positions. Fees are success-based — no costs are incurred until the client decides to hire and the candidate accepts the offer.
• Project-Based Consultants Short-term staffing solution providing vetted professional consultants from District Partners' proprietary network to address immediate project, busy season, and interim needs for Accounting and Technology teams.
• DP Flex Project management and flexible staffing offering within the project-based consulting service line, led by Senior Search Consultants to deliver interim resources to client teams.

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Odyssey Search Partners: Boutique executive search firm focused on finance, accounting, and professional services leadership placements — operates at similar scale and with comparable relationship-based model.
• Egon Zehnder: Privately held executive search and leadership advisory firm with strong finance, technology, and professional services practices — competes head-to-head with District Partners for senior-level mandates.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm serving financial services, technology, and professional services clients with a retained search model that mirrors District Partners' primary engagement style.
• Korn Ferry: Large diversified executive search and organizational consulting firm with executive search, professional search, and talent consulting practices that overlap directly with District Partners' retained and direct hire offerings.
• Spencer Stuart: Privately held global executive search firm focused on board, CEO, and senior-level hiring across financial services, professional services, and technology — directly comparable in service model and target client base.
• True Search: Executive search firm with practices in technology, PE/VC-backed companies, and finance — a comparable boutique-scale player pursuing the same enterprise and PE-backed client segments.
• Glocap Search: Boutique executive search firm specializing in finance, accounting, and alternative investment hiring — directly overlaps with District Partners' Finance & Accounting and PE-backed practice areas.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with deep retained search practice across financial services, professional services, and technology — the same verticals District Partners targets, but operating at materially larger scale and international reach.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Largest U.S. specialty staffing firm with dedicated finance & accounting and technology placement divisions, directly competing with District Partners' direct hire and project-based consulting service lines, especially for accounting roles.
• Hays plc: Global professional staffing and recruitment firm with deep practices in accounting/finance and technology, providing comparable contract, project, and permanent placement services to enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/district-partners-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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