What kinds of roles do you retain for?

CEO, president, COO, CFO, CHRO, CIO, CTO, general manager, and senior VP roles across private equity portfolios, founder-led companies, government contractors, and operating businesses nationwide.

Do you place outside the federal market?

Yes. We place senior leaders in private equity portfolios, commercial companies, and federal contractors across every U.S. state and across industries from manufacturing to healthcare to technology.

Is your search retained or contingent?

We work retained for senior leadership and C-suite mandates. Retained engagement gives the search dedicated bandwidth, off-market sourcing, and a structured assessment process.

Veteran-Owned

Executive Search

Retained executive search, built on military discipline.

The McKenny Group is a veteran-owned executive search firm partnering with private equity portfolios, government contractors, and operating companies to place CEOs, presidents, COOs, CFOs, CHROs, CIOs, and other senior leaders across the United States. Every engagement is led by an operator who has sat in the seats we recruit for.

Operator-led search

Searches are run by recruiters with P&L, leadership, and military experience — so candidate calibration is sharper and shortlists are tighter.

Confidential retained search

Off-market sourcing, rigorous reference work, and structured assessment for sensitive C-suite and board-reporting transitions.

Mission-aligned shortlists

We recruit leaders who own outcomes, communicate clearly, and build accountable teams — not résumés that simply check boxes.

How the engagement works

01
Discovery & success profile
Stakeholder interviews, scorecard build, and competitive market mapping before a single candidate is approached.
02
Targeted sourcing
Direct outreach to passive candidates inside competitor and adjacent organizations — no job-board posting.
03
Assessment & shortlist
Structured interviews, work-product review, leadership references, and a calibrated shortlist of three to five finalists.
04
Offer, onboarding & guarantee
Compensation modeling, offer negotiation, 90-day onboarding cadence, and a placement guarantee.

FAQs

What kinds of roles do you retain for?: CEO, president, COO, CFO, CHRO, CIO, CTO, general manager, and senior VP roles across private equity portfolios, founder-led companies, government contractors, and operating businesses nationwide.
Do you place outside the federal market?: Yes. We place senior leaders in private equity portfolios, commercial companies, and federal contractors across every U.S. state and across industries from manufacturing to healthcare to technology.
Is your search retained or contingent?: We work retained for senior leadership and C-suite mandates. Retained engagement gives the search dedicated bandwidth, off-market sourcing, and a structured assessment process.