About Us

By The Numbers

CEO & Senior Lead­er­ship Expertise

  • 25% of our place­ments are in CEO roles
  • We use the pow­er­ful F18 approach to CEO selection
  • Recent CEO place­ments include
    Motiv Pow­er and SpotterRF


  • 75% of our place­ments are Board and oth­er senior lead­er­ship roles
  • Recent board place­ments made at Roku (pub­lic) and Groq (pri­vate)
  • Oth­er recent place­ments include GMs at Infi­neon and Chatham Financial

Met­rics

  • 22 years since the firm was founded
  • 100+ years of com­bined indus­try experience
  • 80% of clients have used us more than once
  • 75% of place­ments are in the Sil­i­con Valley

Our Technology Focus

The Lonergan Partners Advantage

Recent Representative Placements

Recent Posts, Events and Analysis

Mark Lonergan Moderates SVDX Private Company Board Panel

On November 14, 2024 Mark Lonergan moderated a live panel for the Silicon Valley Directors Exchange. On the panel were experienced board directors Heidi Roizen, and Jeff Crowe, as well as corporate attorney Richard Blake. 

The topic was: Doing it Right - Board Governance for Venture-Backed Companies Here in Silicon

Annual CEO Networking Dinner

On October 17th, Lonergan Partners held its annual CEO Dinner in Palo Alto. This event was the largest in our history, drawing technology company leaders from all over the world. It was an outstanding social evening in a welcoming and supportive environment, one that saw lots of old friends reconnecting and new relationships formed.

Kirsten Settle Receives Alumni Award

Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business honored several alumni for their outstanding professional and service accomplishments during WMU 2024 Homecoming week. These individuals were recognized as representing of the values of the Haworth College of Business and serving as an inspiration and example to the

Partner Michael Cunningham Returns

I am thrilled to announce that I’m re-joining Lonergan Partners as a Partner at the firm!

Lonergan Partners boasts a remarkable 25-year legacy of recruiting top leaders for the world's leading enterprise technology companies, particularly in the infrastructure sector. We have a dynamic team of emerging leaders here who are poised to

Lonergan Partners AI Solutions Experience

Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing are the pivotal innovation breakthroughs of the last decade. From semiconductor processors to computer systems to Cloud-based services, AI/HPC has moved into all aspects of how the world does business. AI/HPC solutions will touch every industry, every job and every client deliverable

Mark Lonergan Moderates SVDX Board Panel

On March 21, 2024 Mark Lonergan moderated a live panel for the Silicon Valley Directors Exchange. On the panel were experienced board directors Ned Barnholt, Dan Rabinovitsj, and Penny Herscher.

The topic was: After the Barn Door is Closed – What Boards Should be Doing Now that M&A and IPO Markets are Frozen. Over sixty attendees

Kirsten Settle at KPMG on Building a Diverse Board

Partner Kirsten Settle took the stage at a distinguished panel discussion hosted by KPMG’s Silicon Valley Managing Partner’s exceptional team. The event was part of KPMG’s annual “Building a Diverse Board” educational series, a premier forum for executives and board members. Held at the elegant Park James Hotel in Menlo Park, the

Lonergan Partners joins the Global Semiconductor Alliance

We are pleased to announce that Lonergan Partners has become a member of the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) this month. The GSA is one of the world’s top trade organizations, leading the companies who make up the global $2 Trillion Semiconductor and Electronics Industry. We look forward to working with co-Founder and Chief Executive