Executive Search

A hallmark of our success is the ability to partner with boards, search committees, CEOs, and C-Suite leadership to accelerate change and positively transform their organizations by acquiring and developing talented executives, which builds high-performing teams. Our team has helped clients develop solutions for some of the most demanding business challenges:

• Shifting models of reimbursements
• New modalities of care
• Expanding consumerism
• Digital technology and transformation
• Health equity and population health
• Staffing, retention, and succession planning

Furst Group has a demonstrated track record of successfully partnering with organizations at the forefront of healthcare transformation and redesign. 

What the Industry Says about Furst Group

Consistently ranked a Top 10 retained healthcare executive search firm by Modern Healthcare and one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms by Forbes, Furst Group is committed to delivering the highest quality client and candidate experience through our focus on:

• Delivering a streamlined, efficient process and communication by having the same point of contact throughout the search paired with a custom-tailored process that ensures qualified candidates.
• Evaluating your unique and nuanced organizational needs to create a talent impact and success profile designed to meet and exceed your expectations.
• Applying insights from our distinct vantage point across the healthcare ecosystem to develop strategic leadership solutions that deliver successful outcomes.
• Leveraging a balance of artificial intelligence (AI) and authentic personal interactions to provide rigorous talent impact assessments that drive human-based, data-driven decisions.

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Why Furst Group is Different

Speed to Leadership Impact

You want an executive leader who hits the ground running within weeks rather than months. Minimizing risk goes beyond simply selecting the right candidate. Clients choose Furst Group because our unique process, which extends six months beyond your new executive leader’s start date, ensures outstanding results.

High Service - High Impact

Delivering excellent client and candidate experiences means curating meaningful partnerships that create lasting success for everyone. Talent isn’t transactional, and neither are we. Clients value our streamlined high-touch communication, continuity of service, and tailored solutions that support their complex and nuanced needs.

Responsibility of Representation

Because they rely on us to represent them well in the market, clients value our unparalleled market knowledge, which provides a distinct vantage point across every sector of the healthcare ecosystem. Leaders appreciate our ability to understand and articulate client organizations' needs, values, and culture. This expertise is the engine that drives successful outcomes—matching executive talent to opportunities where they can excel and drive your organization forward.

Client & Candidate Recommendations - Net Promoter Scores (NPS)

Net Promoter Score measures how likely clients and candidates are to recommend us based on their experience with our firm. NPS quantifies promoters, passive, and detractors on a scale from -100 to 100).

Building High-Performing Organizations

Furst Group is committed to excellence in healthcare leadership by bringing together people with multi-dimensional perspectives, lived experiences, and backgrounds to drive stronger business outcomes, higher employee engagement, and enhanced talent retention. This proven approach builds more effective teams with leaders who can execute and deliver results while also advancing the mission and needs of their organizations and the communities they serve.

Our commitment to human-centered leadership means supporting organizational transformation through:

• Creating pathways for meaningful connection and growth
• Building teams that reflect and understand their communities
• Supporting authentic, empathetic leaders and organizations
• Measuring impact through both human and business outcomes