How to Find a CEO With Private Equity Experience

By the time we've completed a project, we have presented on the average seven candidates. So that's 14 years worth of statistics. To get to those seven, we've interviewed probably 20, maybe 22. And then to get to those 22 people, we've spoken with sourced, et cetera, an average of 310, 320. You are never the only person the firm is considering. Regardless of how perfect you think your background is, you're never the only candidate.