A new era in private equity has arrived – leadership alpha.
Gone are the days of financial engineering. We help PE-owned companies drive economic value by recruiting a superior leadership bench.
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Bench Strength Advisors
We are a team of leadership advisors - with expertise in search, strategy, economics, and finance. We help CEOs, Boards, and Investors make talent decisions that dive alpha.
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Bench Strength Solutions
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CEO Succession
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Board Recruiting
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Operating Partner Recruiting
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Leadership Assessment and Coaching
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Assessing Talent Risk
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Bench Strength Philosophy
Like professional sports, most businesses operate in fiercely competitive industries. We help companies drive ROI by building their leadership bench.
What We Do Different
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We Quantify the Unquantifiable
Board members want to understand how talent can drive economic value. Basically, they want to quantify the unquantifiable. That's our sweet spot.
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View Talent Through a Strategic Lens
We take a holistic approach - combining recruiting, strategy, economics, and culture - to help clients understand if and how their talent can help them implement their strategy and hit KPIs.
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A Good Eye for Great Talent
Our team literally wrote the book on leadership - "Why are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?" Our thinking is regularly published in the Harvard Business Review.
An Unrivalled Team of Experts & Advisors
Jeffrey Cohn,
Partner
Jeff is a leadership and governance expert who was a partner at Heidrick & Struggles and DHR International; a former case writer at Harvard Business School and INSEAD; a member of research team at the CEO Leadership Institute at Yale, and a guest lecturer at Yale Law School. Here is Jeff's most recent article in the Harvard Business Review (2024): What Boards of Public Companies can Learn from Private Equity.
Dr. Peter Finkelstein,
Advisor
Trained as a physician and psychiatrist, Peter has worked for the past twenty years at both Stanford GSB and Harvard Business School helping organizations achieve high performance. He has worked with some of Stanford’s and Silicon Valley’s most talented and successful scientists, entrepreneurs, and executives, and educators.
Dr. Carrie Muchow,
Partner
Dr. Carrie Muchow is a sought after executive coach, executive assessor, and behavioral therapist. Using cognitive behavioral therapy, her specialty is case study facilitation and helping managers better understand personal blindspots. Dr. Muchow received a Masters and Ph.D. in race relations and applied psychology from Columbia University in New York.
Our Thinking in the Harvard Business Review
A Few Testimonials
We invite you to reach out to any of our past clients!
CA Based health care company
“Bench Strength Advisors helped our board recruit a deep bench of seasoned operating partners. I'm convinced, their work helped us drive economic value and secure a higher selling price."
National logistics company
“Before the Board approves key hires, we rely on Bench Strength to conduct a culture fit and leadership potential analysis of top prospects.”
There is no such thing as a perfect leader. The trick is - do you have the right leaders - at the right time - to implement your company's strategy and create real alpha? We invite you to learn from the world's most admired leaders in private equity, business, sports, politics, and academia.
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