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About Us
Shelli Herman and Associates team members and friends volunteer at Downtown Women’s Center. Photography: Shelli Herman.
Our Story
Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc. is widely considered one of the top executive search firms based in Los Angeles. That is because our work is defined by personal attention, disciplined execution, and a commitment to delivering results without unnecessary delay.
Our placement success is grounded in a rigorous, high-touch approach that moves efficiently without sacrificing quality. Each search begins with a comprehensive information-gathering process that aligns stakeholders early and with precision. From there, we conduct an extensive, equitable search supported by state-of-the-art research and informed by more than a century of firm-wide executive recruiting experience.
Clients who partner with Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc. gain the advantages of both scale and focus—the reach and insight of a larger firm combined with the responsiveness and accountability of a smaller one. The result is an agile search process, tailored to each organization’s needs, that consistently delivers exceptional leaders in significantly shorter timeframes.
We've seen first-hand the effect trailblazing, innovative leaders can have on organizations and helping our clients acquire such executives is what motivates us every day.
— Shelli Herman
President and Founder
Foundation for Progress
Our Core Pillars
Our three core pillars place us in a unique position to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond their limits.
Meet the Team
Our knowledgeable executive search consultants, our combined decades of experience, and our innovative search process allow us to consistently achieve results for our clients.
Shelli Herman
President and Founder
Shelli Herman brings more than 30 years of executive search experience and a strong track record of recruiting senior leaders and building best-in-class executive teams for organizations across the nonprofit, higher education, and corporate sectors. Her work spans a wide range of respected institutions nationwide, including zoos, aquariums, museums, universities, foundations, and service organizations, with a particular depth in mission-driven organizations that lead in their sectors. Read more >
Margot Garber has participated in more than 175 search assignments supporting the work of Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc.’s consultants. She has assisted diverse clients, from respected institutions of higher education and nonprofits providing social services to organizations elevating the arts and innovative... Read more >
Margot Garber
Vice President and Director of Search Operations
Kymberly Garrett
Of Counsel
Kymberly Garret is Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc.’s in-house organizational leadership and assessment consultant. Kymberly stands ready to participate in all phases of the executive search process, which may include initial due diligence during the intake phase; working with our clients to uncover and solve for unconscious bias... Read more >
Isala Gray
Director of Social Media and Content
Isala Gray is Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc.’s content manager and web designer. Isala oversees digital marketing strategies and works to develop and establish the organization’s online presence. She has worked with large municipalities, nonprofit... Read more >
Beth Quillen Thomas
Research Associate
Amy Perrone
Associate
Amy Perrone has been devoted to broadening clients’ access to talent for more than three decades, including partnering with founder Shelli Herman for over 25 years. Amy has extensive retained search experience supporting higher education and nonprofit organizations, as well as building upper-management teams for Fortune 500 companies, top Wall Street firms, and Silicon Valley giants. Read more >