Executive search hasn't changed in 100 years. It's time it does.
Past experience tells you what a leader has done. We show you how they'll think and make decisions in the role.
Cognition-focused search
We look beyond the CV.
We show you how executives are wired to think, decide and solve: the judgement and cognitive strengths that sets great leaders apart in an age of smarter AI.
We match minds.
We match candidates to the cognitive demands of the role and the manager they’ll work with — because a brilliant hire in the wrong pairing is still the wrong hire.
We don’t disappear.
We are so confident in our process that we stick around for 12 months to make the placement work — and if they leave within that year, we replace them for free.
"I've worked with CultureGene as both a founder and an investor. The team sourced eight key executives for Zecco in California — including our CEO, CFO, CMO and VP Product, plus a NED. As an investor, CultureGene has helped our portfolio companies build leadership teams across Europe and Africa. Their innovative approach and ability to deeply understand the culture of a business is what makes them an invaluable search partner."
Allard Luchsinger
Managing Director @ Techstars
12-Month Assurance vs typical executive search
Clara is our cognition-trained AI onboarding coach and thinking partner, built on a cognitive framework validated by 20+ years of peer-reviewed research.
She doesn't guess how people think - she knows.
The thinking profiles we build (how the new hire and their manager each process information, make decisions, and communicate) carry straight into year one. Clara uses them to translate between the two: coaching the hire and manager on how they respectively want to receive information, and flagging friction before it becomes a problem.
The Result
- Better thinking — every candidate assessed for how they'll actually perform, not just what they've done before.
- Better decisions — a smaller, sharper pool means faster, more confident hiring.
- Better hires — executives who land well, integrate quickly, and deliver in role, supported by Clara through year one.
- Lower risk — every placement backed by our Free 12-Month Assurance.
What Our Clients Say
Pär-Jörgen Pärson
General Partner, NorthZone Ventures
"Brett and his team completed 8 executive search assignments for Northzone Ventures portfolio companies. These include 4 CEO searches, 1 General Manager search and 3 Vice President searches. In each search they delivered exceptional candidates in the requisite time period and added substantial value through their search process."
André S. Eriksen
CEO, Asetek
"Asetek worked with CultureGene to source two senior executives in the US. It was a challenging task to find the right profiles for a startup operating in a new space. They did a great job and were very professional and responsive to our requests. I would use them again and would recommend him to anyone in need for an executive hire."
Bruce Humphreys
HR Director, BASE
"I have worked with numerous executive search firms in the past and CultureGene is a leader in the field. Brett did an excellent job in helping KPN build our senior executive team. They found exceptional candidates who matched our unique requirements while fitting our corporate culture."
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