About office
Our San Francisco office in the Financial District, leading West Coast technology and consumer search.
Our San Francisco office on Montgomery Street opened in 2021, as the firm's work with founders and venture investors on the West Coast grew beyond what could be run remotely. It leads Kessler's West Coast technology and consumer practice and serves clients across the Bay Area, Seattle, and Los Angeles.
Marcus Reed leads the office. The work here moves faster than anywhere else in the firm, because the companies do. A Series B that closes in March is hiring a VP of Engineering by May, and the search has to keep pace without cutting the assessment short. That balance, speed with rigour, is what this office was built for.
What this office does
- Leads retained executive search for venture-backed technology companies across the West Coast.
- Runs founder-led and investor-introduced mandates for scale-ups at Series B and beyond.
- Delivers interim and fractional leadership for companies in transition or between rounds.
- Maintains the firm's relationships with the West Coast venture community.
Where it specialises
- Engineering and product leadership for companies scaling from tens to hundreds.
- Data, machine learning, and AI leadership for teams building at scale.
- Design and people leadership for product companies where craft and culture are the differentiator.
- Commercial leadership for B2B software companies entering their growth phase.
- First-time executive hires for founders who have not made one before.
Visiting
- Open Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00. Weekend meetings by appointment.
- Direct line to Marcus Reed via sanfrancisco@kessler.example.
- Located in the Financial District, close to Montgomery Street station.
