Richard Herman

Richard Herman brings a strong track record of successful senior level search engagements to the Private Equity Practice at ZRG Partners. His focus for the last ten years has been building world-class management teams and helping investors maximize returns by recruiting CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Board Members and functional Vice Presidents. He has worked across a variety of industries, including Industrial Manufacturing, Food and Ingredients, Consumer Goods, Professional and Consumer services, as well as Healthcare and Life Sciences.

Prior to joining ZRG Partners, Richard was the Recruiting Manager at American Capital, a premier middle-market private equity fund and alternative asset manager based in Bethesda, MD with over $12 billion in assets under management. In this role, he partnered with investment leaders and portfolio company executives to drive senior level hiring and talent management for American Capital’s varied portfolio companies.

Richard got his start in executive search at Christian & Timbers (now CTPartners) working with Venture Capital and Private Equity funds to recruit senior level talent. He began his career as a Marketing Associate at The Advisory Board Company, a strategic research firm focused on healthcare and hospital systems.

Private Equity, Venture Capital, Manufacturing, Food and Ingredients, Financial Services.