Keith Giarman
Managing Partner, Global Private Equity Practice & Adaptive Governance
Keith Giarman serves as Managing Partner, Global Private Equity Practice & Adaptive Governance at DHR Global. He is based out of San Francisco and New York, offering board, CEO, and related executive search in portfolio companies and funds as well as advisory services at a board, C-suite, and enterprise level. He is also a member of the firm’s North American Executive Committee, driving the firm’s approach to advising clients through change in the AI era.
Keith Giarman
kgiarman@dhrglobal.com +1 415 617 6234Experience
Keith led the launch and successful expansion of DHR’s Private Equity Practice over the past 15 years. Under his leadership, the practice manages approximately 200 board, C-level, and senior search assignments per year working with management teams and top-tier investors.
Prior to joining DHR, Keith built the CEO practice for one of the premiere boutique executive recruiting firms in Silicon Valley serving the venture capital community. He is a deeply experienced operator, including a corporate role as VP/GM overseeing 1,200 employees in a $3B public company as well as market-facing GM, board, and CEO-level roles in mid-sized private equity and earlier stage VC funded companies in software, technology, and telecommunications.
Keith earned his Bachelor of Arts at UC San Diego and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He serves as the Chairman of the Board at Mission Dolores Academy. Keith is the former Vice Chairman of the HBS Association of Northern California, former Trustee for Schools of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco, former Trustee and President of the Alumni Association at the Hopkins School in New Haven, Conn., and former Chairman of the Western Region Board of Jumpstart based in Boston, Mass. He is an advisor to several funds and investor sponsored companies.