Why Us

Advantages

There are several key reasons clients choose to partner with Schumacher Executive Search:

Relationships: We become trusted advisors by partnering with our clients. We are committed to their success and our business success is based on building and sustaining long-term relationships.

Responsiveness: Clients have the Principal's full attention. We only accept a limited number of engagements and each search is of critical importance to our ongoing success.

Research: We conduct original research on each assignment to ensure a thorough, comprehensive search that includes the identification of passive candidates not actively seeking change. Recognizing that every search is unique, each search team includes a researcher with relevant experience for the assignment.

Reach: Since we limit the number of clients we partner with, we have the advantage of not being burdened by the "off limits/client blockage" restrictions common to large or specialty firms. This enables us to thoroughly canvass the marketplace, providing clients with access to the largest pool of talent available.

Results: We have a proven track record of delivering qualified candidates. We understand that investment in proven performers is paramount to the success of your business.

About the Founder

Greg Schumacher is an executive recruiter based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to establishing Schumacher Executive Search, Greg was a Principal with a boutique firm located in the Twin Cities. He began his executive search career in 1996 as a Senior Associate in the Minneapolis office of Korn/Ferry International, a leading global retained search firm.

Greg has completed Director, Vice President, President and C-level searches in a broad range of functional areas for a variety of companies in the technology, healthcare, industrial, financial services and consumer products industries. His clients include privately-held and publicly-traded companies ranging from early stage ventures to established Fortune 500 organizations.

Prior to working in the executive search industry, Greg consulted corporate clients across a variety of diverse industries on executive risk and corporate governance programs with Aon, a leading global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, and Chubb, a global commercial property and casualty insurance company.

Greg received an MBA in Strategic Management with a Marketing emphasis from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Saint John's University.

Greg has served as a volunteer with a variety of organizations including the Pathways and HopeMakers programs through the Basilica of St. Mary's St. Vincent de Paul Ministries, Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Carlson School. He is a Past President of the Saint John's University National Alumni Board, a participant in the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Minnesota program and a Discussion Leader for the Anderson Center's Succession Strategies Forum.