Liberty Search Associates

What Liberty Search Associates does

Liberty Search Associates was a boutique executive search firm founded in 2004 by Dan Jensen and headquartered in Safety Harbor, Florida. The firm specialized in healthcare leadership placements, with a primary focus on ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals, and also served acute care hospitals and specialty hospitals across the United States. Its core offering was full-service executive and management search, delivered as both interim and permanent placement solutions for healthcare organizations.

The firm operated as an independent professional services business with a small team of 1-10 employees, generating revenue through per-engagement search fees paid by healthcare clients. Pricing was not publicly disclosed but was structured around candidate level and search complexity. Go-to-market relied on direct client engagement, professional networks, and referrals within the healthcare industry rather than formal marketing or distribution channels. The firm carried no institutional capital, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Following Dan Jensen's retirement in 2022, Liberty Search Associates ceased active operations. Client relationships were transitioned to recruiting affiliate Tina Roberts, who operates a separate full-service healthcare executive search firm. The entity's current operating status is closed, and the Liberty Search brand is no longer an active participant in the healthcare executive search market.

Name

Liberty Search Associates

Legal name

Liberty Search Associate Inc.

Website

https://libertysearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liberty Search Associates was a boutique executive search firm founded in 2004, specializing in healthcare leadership placements for ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals, and acute care facilities across the United States. The firm ceased operations in 2022 following founder Dan Jensen's retirement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services — Healthcare

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare executive search
• Ambulatory surgery recruiting
• Healthcare leadership placement
• Interim executive placement
• Medical management search

Headquarters

HQ city

Safety Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: The company generates revenue through executive and management search services for healthcare organizations, providing both interim and permanent placement solutions for leadership positions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Liberty Search Associates was an independent, full-service executive and management search firm providing interim and permanent placement solutions for healthcare leadership positions. The firm's primary focus was leadership placements for acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty hospitals, with particular professional expertise in the ambulatory and outpatient surgery industry. Services were delivered on a per-engagement basis directly to healthcare organizations throughout the United States.

Product overview

Liberty Search Associates is a single-service executive search firm offering healthcare-focused recruitment solutions. The firm's primary offering is executive and management search services, providing interim and permanent placement solutions for healthcare leadership positions, with a specialized focus on ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive and Management Search Services Full-service independent executive and management search services providing interim and permanent placement solutions for healthcare leadership positions across acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty hospitals, with specialized expertise in the ambulatory and outpatient surgery industry. Targeted at healthcare provider organizations seeking senior leadership talent.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tina RobertscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTina Roberts operates a successful full service executive and management search firm specializing in healthcare. She serves as the recruiting affiliate for Liberty Search Associates going forward, accepting new business and assisting with client needs. Dan Jensen has shared significant work with her over the years, recommending her services to existing clients. Contact: [email protected] or (415) 770-1200.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Emerging players

• AMN Healthcare: Large healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company that has expanded into executive and interim leadership placement via B.E. Smith. Competes with Liberty Search in placing interim healthcare executives and senior leaders.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a healthcare and life sciences segment placing CEOs, CMOs, and other senior executives. A broader incumbent competing for the same healthcare executive placements Liberty Search targets.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm with a dedicated healthcare practice. Overlaps with Liberty Search on senior healthcare leadership placements but operates as a broad incumbent across all industries.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with a healthcare practice serving hospitals, payers, and life sciences organizations. Comparable in serving healthcare C-suite needs but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with a dedicated healthcare practice placing senior leaders across providers, payers, and life sciences. Overlaps Liberty Search's healthcare leadership mandate within a broader industry footprint.

Direct peers

• Klein Hersh International: Healthcare-specialized executive search firm placing executives across hospitals, health systems, and emerging healthcare organizations. Comparable niche focus and executive placement model to Liberty Search Associates.
• Cejka Search: Healthcare-dedicated executive search firm serving hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory organizations with permanent and interim leadership placements. Comparable in vertical focus and service model to Liberty Search Associates.
• WittKieffer: One of the most prominent healthcare-exclusive executive search firms in the U.S., placing CEOs, COOs, and senior leaders across hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory providers. Directly comparable to Liberty Search Associates in vertical specialization on healthcare leadership placements.
• B.E. Smith (now AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions): Healthcare-focused executive search firm placing permanent and interim C-suite, physician, and operational leaders in hospitals and health systems nationwide. Closely mirrors Liberty Search's interim/permanent healthcare leadership placement model.
• HARTZ Search: Healthcare executive search firm specializing in placing senior leaders in hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory/outpatient providers. Directly comparable to Liberty Search in both vertical specialization and client segment focus.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/libertysearch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liberty-search-associates

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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