Acertitude Celebrates 10 Years in Executive Search and the Gift of Unleashing Human Potential
NEW YORK (June 16, 2025) – Acertitude, the leading global executive search firm and leadership consultancy unleashing human potential, today celebrates its 10-year anniversary and a decade of building leadership teams that drive transformation, growth, and lasting value.Founded in 2015 by Kevin O’Neill and Rick DeRose, the firm set out to redefine executive search as a deeply human, high-performance partnership — built on trust, delivered with agility and discipline, and anchored in purpose to make a lasting impact. Fittingly, the Acertitude website quietly went live at 6:16 p.m. on 6.16.2015, marking the start of something bold.The firm’s mission is to unleash human potential by discovering, connecting, and empowering brilliant people at work around the world.“We didn’t set out to build an ordinary search firm,” said Kevin O’Neill, Co-Founder and Managing Partner. “We built a place for the extraordinary—where relationships are the engine, performance is the expectation, and trust is everything. We’re here to help ambitious people do the most meaningful work of their lives.”Purposeful partnershipsWhat began as a bold idea has become a trusted model for transformational partnership. Acertitude now works alongside the world’s most ambitious CEOs, value creation leaders, and deal teams — from iconic enterprises to the emerging [...]





