Rick DeRose

Executive search leader with 20+ years of experience helping leaders recruit board, CEO, and C-suite talent to transform businesses and portfolio companies.

Currently managing partner and co-founder of Acertitude, the executive search firm that’s unleashing human potential globally. We have reimagined standard industry practices to create a best-in-class recruiting model, completely committed to the ultimate satisfaction of every client and candidate.

I personally enjoy serving as a strategic advisor to global private equity and business leaders, partnering to solve their most significant talent problems. I bring a track-record of conducting over 500 executive searches across a range of industries, including private equity, technology, communications, professional services, and consumer.

The launch of Acertitude expands on my role as the managing partner and founder of TEG, an Acertitude company, specialized in mid-management hires for technology, communications, healthcare, and professional services companies, frequently backed by private equity sponsors.