With more than two decades in retained executive search, Pat is an expert in consumer and retail markets. She advises a diverse group of clients on building leadership teams at the C-Suite and senior executive levels and is highly regarded both by clients and candidates for her insights and deft relationship skills.

With a focus on early-stage and growth companies, Pat has an extensive track record collaborating with equity sponsors and Founder-led companies, particularly in direct-to-consumer, wholesale channels, as well as the Beauty, Health + Wellness sectors. She has recruited key executives for Drybar, Dollar Shave Club, TOMS, Alchemy 43, Markwins Beauty Brands, Dosist, Outerknown, and Kriser’s Natural Pet, among others.

Prior to Signal, Pat was a Senior Client Partner in the Consumer Practice at Korn Ferry, based in the firm’s Los Angeles headquarters.

Earlier in her career, Pat was an operating executive in the retail and hospitality sectors with Federated, Marriott, and Universal Studios. She was also one of the founders of venture-backed specialty retailer, The Sweet Factory.

A native New Yorker (but longtime Angeleno!) Pat earned a Bachelor of Arts in Opera from the Hartt School, University of Hartford, as well as a Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  She stills sings in the shower and the car – often accompanied by her Beagle, Felonious Blue Monk.

Tim is a Founder of Signal Partners and brings more than twenty years of recruiting leadership teams for venture- and private equity-backed companies in the Technology and Consumer Sectors.

Prior to Signal, Tim founded and led Endeavor Search Partners, a well-regarded boutique retained search firm. At Endeavor, he partnered with companies such as SmartDrive, Yapstone, Mattel, ID Analytics, Marklogic, RingCentral, POM, and others.

Earlier, Tim was with Riviera Partners in the firm’s formative years, joining the Co-Founders as the first outside Partner. Prior, he served as Founder and Managing Director of the Venture/Emerging Growth practice for Stanton Chase International, a global retained search firm. Tim began his career with Merrill Lynch, is a past President of the Los Angeles Chapter of YEO (Young Entrepreneur’s Organization), and served on a board committee of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

Tim holds an MBA, with an emphasis in technology and strategy, from the University of California, Irvine. He also received a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from Southern Methodist University.  A third-generation L.A. native, he lives in West L.A. with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.