Retained executive search since 1992
The executives who build brands, scale companies and move the market.
Reffett Associates is a boutique, fully retained search firm recruiting senior leaders for retailers and consumer brands, private equity portfolio companies, manufacturers and the organizations that serve government. Every search is led by a Managing Director who has held a senior role in the industry they recruit for.
- Since 1992Three decades of retained search
- VOSB CertifiedVeteran-Owned Small Business
- GSA ScheduleContract GS-02F-0194W
- ~3 WeeksAverage time to first candidates
Our practices
Specialists in seven sectors
Our Managing Directors come from the sectors they serve: the Pentagon and Capitol Hill, Booz Allen Hamilton, Korn Ferry, Supervalu, Starbucks and Coca-Cola, city councils and national associations.
Federal & Public Sector
Federal agencies, state and local government, transit and port authorities.
Learn more →Government Contracting
Defense, technology and professional services firms that serve government.
Learn more →Retail & Consumer
Grocery, specialty retail, e-commerce and consumer packaged goods.
Learn more →Private Equity & Financial Services
Portfolio company leadership, pre-investment assessment and financial services.
Learn more →Manufacturing & Industrials
Manufacturers, consumer products makers and industrial companies.
Learn more →Associations & Nonprofits
Trade and professional associations, foundations and mission-driven organizations.
Learn more →Higher Education & Research
Universities, military colleges, national laboratories and cultural institutions.
Learn more →Why Reffett Associates
Senior attention on every search, from kickoff to offer
- Led by a Managing Director, start to finishYour search is never handed off to a junior team. The person you meet at kickoff is the person who presents your finalists.
- Former executives, not career recruitersOur team has managed P&Ls, run agencies and led boards, so we understand the role from your side of the desk.
- Trusted by the federal governmentWe are one of very few executive search firms to hold a GSA Schedule contract, earned through the GSA's extensive qualification process.
- Fair, transparent candidate slatesEvery applicant is tracked and the full pool is open to your review at any time.
Architect of the Capitol
Reffett Associates led the national search that filled the nation's top architect role in 2024.
Library of Congress
A recruitment partnership with the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Appointment of commercialization managers for one of the country's leading research laboratories.
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Organizations that have trusted us with their leadership
- Architect of the Capitol
- Library of Congress
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Naval War College
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- City of Seattle
- Sound Transit
- Bass Pro Shops
- The Hershey Company
- Petco
- The Fresh Market
- Seattle Mariners
- National Association of Manufacturers
- American Council on Education
- United Way of King County