Global Executive
Search Firm

Native AI and Human Intelligence. Delivering World-Class Leaders

Executive hiring isn’t just about filling a seat – it’s about securing the future of your business.

Kingsley Gate is the world’s first AI-native global executive search firm.

Our proprietary platform and global consultants combine to help you hire transformational leaders—faster, smarter, and with lasting cultural alignment. 

Why Clients Choose Us

Leaders Who Give You a Competitive Edge Three Pillars: 
From the very first conversation, we
shape your search strategy together.

Together, we define the role, align on the profile, and move forward. You’ll see qualified candidates within days, not weeks.

We operate across 40+ countries with a single standard of excellence. Wherever you are, you’ll experience consistency and insight without borders.

We reveal how leaders think, decide, and lead in the context of your culture. You gain the confidence of knowing each candidate can succeed in your environment.

At Kingsley Gate, our mission is simple: we use proprietary AI that’s been purpose-built for Executive Search, combined with real human expertise to help organizations hire leaders who fit their strategy, culture, and ambition.

In 2015, we had a powerful vision rooted in passion and purpose. We wanted to disrupt the recruitment world that hadn’t evolved in nearly 100 years. But our goal wasn’t just to improve the hiring process – we wanted to reinvent it.

So, we created the first global Executive Search firm born with native AI and people at its core, and today… its worldwide impact speaks for itself.

What We Do

Executive Search

Executive Search

We find leaders not by their titles, but by how they think, decide, and drive impact for your enterprise
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Professional Search

Professional Search

Executive-level precision for professional roles - powered by proprietary native AI and guided by real consultants
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We Didn’t Just Add AI - We Built it

Kingsley Gate designed and built native AI technology that has been tailored for Executive Search, from scratch over a decade, using 25 years of data. It’s more than just a tool – it’s the engine that powers us.

From sourcing and shortlisting to assessment and placement, it’s embedded in every stage of the search process, helping you bring the right people to the right seats. In addition, we developed a proprietary decision analysis tool – a proxy for cultural fit.



For most people, artificial intelligence is a feature. For us, it’s our foundation.

AI Powered. Human-led.

Our AI doesn’t replace people – it empowers them. Our team of 300+ Executive Search professionals leads every engagement with the strategic insight, empathy, and deep expertise that only humans bring.
 
We support our clients in making faster, smarter hiring decisions across industries, functions, and geographies, built on clarity and certainty.

Private Equity & Venture Capital Solutions 

Building Portfolio Value Through Exceptional Leadership 

Private Equity & Venture Capital Solutions 

Building Portfolio Value Through Exceptional Leadership 

PE and VC firms trust us to move at deal speed without sacrificing precision. From turnaround CEOs to carve-out C-suites, we deliver leaders who combine operational excellence with a deep understanding of the private equity playbook.

Every search balances urgency with certainty — so leadership accelerates value creation from day one.

Executive search, designed for today.

Traditional search was built a century ago. We’ve built an approach designed for the pace and complexity of modern business.

Explore Our Private Equity & Venture Capital Solutions

From turnaround CEOs to carve-out C-suites, we deliver leaders who combine operational excellence with a deep understanding of the private equity playbook.

From turnaround CEOs to carve-out C-suites, we deliver leaders who combine operational excellence with a deep understanding of the private equity playbook.

Discover World Class Executive Search

Trusted by organizations worldwide, we bring the global breadth of major executive recruiting firms, without the constraints.
 
We offer deep industry, functional and geographic expertise, and search globally for Global 2000 organizations, PE-backed companies and high-growth VCs, across 40+ countries.
Countries
30 +
Clients
1990 +
Years Building Native AI
0 +

Years of Building Native AI

How We Can Help you

Every organization faces different inflection points. Whatever yours, our consultants combine global experience and intelligent insight to deliver the right leadership solution.

You need to fill a critical executive role quickly

You want an advisor who understands your sector

Your talent strategy isn’t working

You’re seeking fresh leadership perspectives

You want to see consultants with your industry expertise

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We believe the future of recruitment is high-tech and deeply human – because great leadership deserves more than algorithms.

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