mOppenheim Executive Search

What mOppenheim Executive Search does

mOppenheim Executive Search is a private, San Francisco–based executive search firm founded in 2008 that specializes exclusively in placing senior leadership at nonprofit organizations. The firm conducts retained searches for roles including CEO, Executive Director, Chief Development Officer, CFO, COO, and other C-suite positions across verticals such as museums and performing arts, social services, healthcare nonprofits, education, community foundations, and youth services. Its client roster includes named institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Otis College of Art and Design, American Foundation for the Blind, and Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, with the website listing more than 50 completed searches in total.

The firm's core service is executive search, supplemented by two adjacent offerings: Talent Acquisition (broader nonprofit talent identification) and Strategy Alignment Support (consulting that links organizational strategy to leadership composition). Two owned media platforms extend the brand: mOppenheim.TV, a video content channel featuring nonprofit leadership interviews, and mOppenheim.ORG, a platform for partners, contributors, and candidate nominations. There is no public pricing, no disclosed AI/ML tooling, and no technology stack beyond a standard CMS website, newsletter, and social profiles.

Go-to-market is direct and sales-led, relying on board-level referrals, inbound from content and the website, and the firm's published sector insights. The team consists of approximately 11–50 staff organized in a partnership-style structure with named principals including Mark Oppenheim, Steve Oppenheim, Kevin Redick, Lisa Grossman, Oscar Quiros, Juliana Sprague, and head-of-department principal Dennis Hanthorn. The firm is privately held with no disclosed outside investors, funding rounds, or parent company, and operates under the legal entity m/Oppenheim Associates in California.

Name

mOppenheim Executive Search

Legal name

m/Oppenheim Associates

Website

https://moppenheim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

mOppenheim Executive Search is a San Francisco–based, private executive search firm that places senior leaders (CEO, Executive Director, CDO, CFO) exclusively at nonprofit organizations across arts, social services, healthcare, and education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector, Education & Nonprofit Leadership Search (BPACAAAI)

Keywords

• Nonprofit executive search
• Executive recruiting services
• Leadership placement
• Talent acquisition consulting
• Nonprofit board advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retainer-based professional services for nonprofit executive recruitment. The firm places executives in organizations including CEO, Executive Director, Chief Development Officer, and other senior leadership positions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

m/Oppenheim Executive Search is a retainer-based executive search firm that places C-suite and senior leaders (CEO, Executive Director, Chief Development Officer, COO, CFO) into nonprofit organizations across arts and culture, social services, healthcare, education, and community foundations. The firm supplements core executive search with talent acquisition services and strategy alignment consulting, supported by branded content platforms mOppenheim.TV and mOppenheim.ORG.

Product overview

mOppenheim Executive Search is a single-service executive search firm specializing in nonprofit leadership placement. The firm operates a unified offering centered on executive search services, supplemented by talent acquisition and strategy alignment support. The company also maintains two branded media platforms: mOppenheim.TV for video content delivery and insights, and mOppenheim.ORG for partner and contributor engagement including candidate nominations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• mOppenheim.TV: Platform for viewers to access nonprofit leadership content and interviews
• mOppenheim.ORG

Products and services

• Executive Search Recruitment and placement services for nonprofit executive leadership positions including CEOs, Executive Directors, and other C-suite roles across arts and culture, social services, healthcare, education, and community foundations.
• Talent Acquisition Comprehensive talent acquisition services for identifying and recruiting qualified nonprofit professionals beyond the C-suite level.
• Strategy Alignment Support Consulting services to align organizational strategy with leadership needs and executive team composition for nonprofit clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed executive searches for over 50 organizations across diverse nonprofit sectors

Named customers10 records

Segments5 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 highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kittleman & Associates: Kittleman & Associates is a retained executive search firm exclusively focused on the nonprofit sector, placing CEOs, EDs, and senior leaders across philanthropy, arts/culture, education, health, and advocacy. Directly comparable to mOppenheim because both are boutique retained firms with nonprofit-only practices competing for the same C-suite and ED mandates.
• Diversified Search Group: Diversified Search is a national retained executive search firm with a dedicated nonprofit practice (Robert F. Half Center for Client Practice) serving foundations, arts/culture, education, and health nonprofits. Comparable to mOppenheim because both serve nonprofit boards seeking C-suite leaders, though Diversified operates broader across commercial sectors too.
• Phillips Oppenheim (nonprofit search practice): Phillips Oppenheim is an executive search firm serving philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, placing senior leaders and development officers. Directly comparable to mOppenheim because both target nonprofit boards and foundations for ED, CDO, and president-level placements.
• Waldron (Waldron Search LLC): Waldron is a boutique executive search firm focused on nonprofit leadership across arts, culture, education, and social impact sectors. Directly comparable to mOppenheim due to overlapping customer base of museum and performing arts organizations seeking executives with fundraising and management expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a global executive search firm with a dedicated Nonprofit & Social Sector Practice. Comparable as competitor for high-profile nonprofit CEO and ED searches at large institutions such as museums, symphonies, and health foundations.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with executive search across nonprofit, higher education, healthcare, and arts sectors. Comparable as a competitor for senior nonprofit search and strategy consulting mandates overlapping with mOppenheim's executive search and strategy alignment offerings.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global retained executive search leader with deep nonprofit, education, and social enterprise practices. Comparable as a competitor for C-suite nonprofit placements (e.g., museum directors, university presidents) though the broader firm serves commercial sectors globally.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search firm with a Social Impact practice serving foundations, NGOs, and educational institutions. Comparable to mOppenheim because both compete for presidential and executive director placements at major nonprofits.

Emerging players

• Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH) / LHH Executive Search: LHH, part of The Adecco Group, provides executive search and leadership development including a nonprofit and association practice. Comparable to mOppenheim in placing senior leaders at nonprofit and social impact organizations, though it operates in a hybrid search/career-transition model.
• BoardWalk Consulting: BoardWalk Consulting is a boutique executive search firm focused exclusively on nonprofit leadership. Comparable to mOppenheim because both serve nonprofit boards seeking executive director placements, though BoardWalk is more narrowly focused on human services organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/moppenheimorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/mOppenheimAssoc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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