GLOBAL FIRMSINCE 1977
Amrop
Technology and digital practice for CIO, CTO and CDO searches. 72 offices in 59 countries.
24 firms with a published CTO or technology officer practice, listed alphabetically and filterable by firm type. Each entry has the firm's own practice page so you can check it yourself. No firm paid to be here, and none was asked.
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Technology and digital practice for CIO, CTO and CDO searches. 72 offices in 59 countries.
PE-backed software and SaaS portfolio companies, with a dedicated CTO and CIO recruiting team.
Technology practice across software, AI and cloud, semiconductors, fintech and IT services. 75+ offices in 45+ countries.
Retained search with a data, digital and technology officers practice. Strong in North America.
Retained search for technology and AI companies: CTO, CPO, CPTO and VP Engineering.
Executive search for founder-led and venture-backed technology companies.
Formerly Daversa Partners. No separate CTO practice page.
Technology Officers practice serving Fortune 100 companies, private equity firms and privately held businesses.
Technology Officers practice with a dedicated CTO page. Board-level and C-suite work worldwide.
Data and AI leadership search: Chief Data Officer and Chief AI Officer. Useful when the technology role is data-led.
Data and AI specialist. Does not list CTO as a core search.
Technology & AI Officers practice covering CTO, CIO, CISO, CDO and Chief AI Officer searches.
Taken private in December 2025 by a consortium led by Advent International and Corvex.
Boutique that works only on technology leadership: CIO, CTO, CISO and CDO, including PE portfolio roles.
Retained search for high-growth VC- and PE-backed companies. Candidates come through a referral network.
Retained search for private equity firms and their portfolio companies: CTO, CIO, CPO and Chief AI Officer.
C-level technology roles, including CTO, CIO and Chief AI Officer, in German-speaking markets (DACH).
Practice page is in German.
Digital and technology recruiting across industries, alongside the firm's assessment and leadership consulting work.
Corporate-function search, industry-agnostic. Technology and digital team covers CIO, CTO, CDO and CISO.
Leadership search firm with a technology officers practice.
CIO and Technology Officers team. Clients range from start-ups and SMEs to large corporations and governments.
Formerly Odgers Berndtson, renamed in 2025.
Engineering, product, AI/ML, data and security leaders at venture-backed, PE-backed and public companies.
Insight Partners invested in 2022. Acquired Board and Technology (BaT) in 2025.
Technology, data and digital practice. Places C-suite technology leaders and board members with technology backgrounds.
Technology Officer practice covering CTO, CIO, CDO and CISO searches for multinationals, mid-sized and PE-backed companies.
Retained search with a technology executives practice covering CTO, CIO, CISO, CDO and Chief AI Officer roles.
Product, data and technology leaders at venture-backed, PE-backed and public companies.
Formerly True Search. Integrum took a majority stake in November 2025.
Retained search with a digital and technology officers practice. Has grown through acquisitions.
Formerly branded ZRG Partners. Majority owned by RFE Investment Partners since 2018.
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No. Firms are listed alphabetically, with a filter by firm type. We leave out claims like “#1”, award badges and placement counts because firms measure them differently and we can't check them.
Global firms suit large companies, board-level mandates and searches across several countries. Technology specialists suit software and AI companies that want a partner who only works on technology leaders. Venture and PE specialists suit portfolio companies working to an investor's timeline. Whichever you choose, ask who will run your search day to day and which recent CTO searches they ran at your stage and in your sector.
Retained executive search is commonly priced at around a third of the hire's first-year cash compensation, paid in stages. Terms vary by firm, so ask for the fee basis, the payment schedule and the guarantee period in writing before you sign.
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