Gabrielle Fernandez works with Venture, Growth-stage, PE-backed companies on executive and non-executive searches across Product, Data, and Technology. Her work spans the ‘full stack’ from the C-Suite to IC roles to full team build-outs. Prior to Signal, she served as VP Product & Technology at Raines International, a global executive search firm, where she concentrated on Chief Product, and Chief Technology roles for global payments, connected commerce, as well as rewards and recognition software companies. She also led C-level searches in healthcare IT, logistics, and other industries. Previously, Gabrielle led a team of fifteen people executing executive level searches at Citibank. She began her recruiting career at Kforce where she specialized in engineering team build-outs, recruiting anywhere from 2–20 people per client. Gabrielle is a graduate of Florida Southern College where she was Captain of the Women’s Volleyball team, also competing nationally at various levels for Team USA. A devoted wife and mother, when she isn’t recruiting she can be found with her husband chasing around their energetic daughters.

Hanley joined Signal Partners from Lucas Group where he was a Senior Partner. He brings domain expertise in real estate private equity and has fifteen years’ experience in financial services, as well as recruiting for private equity platforms and their portfolio companies.

On the platform side, his clients include PE investors such as: Treehouse Co-Living (CFO; CIO); Bellwether Asset Management  (VP of Asset Management; VP Accounting + Finance); CIRE Equity (Director Asset Management; VP Accounting + Finance); Irvine Company (Sr Director Asset Management; Director of Analytics; Director of FP&A), among others.

On the operating side, he has completed searches for companies, including: TOMS Shoes (VP Finance); Munchkin (VP Finance & Accounting); Jukin Media (Global Head of Sales + Licensing); Branded Entertainment Network (VP Finance; VP of Operations); and Ellenos Greek Yogurt (CFO).

Earlier he was an Associate at UBS Private Wealth Management and also spent six years on Wall Street as a trader covering U.S. Equities.

Hanley graduated with a History degree from the University of Virginia where he was an All-American member of the men’s lacrosse team. While proud to tell anybody who will listen that he won a National Championship, he’s still bitter they didn’t win one more. He lives in Manhattan Beach with his wife and two young children.

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 Co-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.