We are Frederickson Partners (now Buffkin / Baker), a privately held recruitment company operating in the executive search services industry. We were founded in 1995 and are headquartered in Menlo Park, United States.

We are now part of Buffkin / Baker. We recruit high-impact HR leaders for innovative companies. We match growth-stage startups, mission-based organizations and think tanks, tech unicorns, and Fortune 500 enterprises with HR talent for full-time or project-based roles. We have served the HR executive search space for 29 years.

We develop and nourish meaningful, long-term relationships with over 20,000 People officers and HR executives worldwide. Our network and reputation support our role as trusted career advisor and talent scout. We typically present candidates within about three weeks. We unite technology and business leaders with People executives capable of shaping culture and attracting and retaining talent in dynamic, ultra-competitive marketplaces. These leaders know how to scale high-growth businesses and transform corporate culture, prepare for public offerings, manage public company compliance and provide trusted counsel to board members and senior leaders.

We specialize in Outplacement (Reorgs) and M&A; Compensation; Talent Acquisition; Leadership Development; Org Development; Talent Management; HR Business Partners; Executive Coaching; Learning and Development; Total Rewards; Tech Startups; People Analytics; Employee Relations; HR Consulting; Employee Experience; Interim HR; Diversity; Inclusion & Belonging; Workforce Planning; Retained Executive Search - CHRO; EVP; SVP; VP; Director; Unicorns and startups; High-growth; HR Executive Search; and HR Executive Recruiting.

We have a presence in the United States with offices in several cities, including San Francisco and San Jose in California; New York in New York; Chicago in Illinois; Dallas in Texas; Los Angeles in California; Nashville in Tennessee; Austin in Texas; Salt Lake City in Utah; Palm Beach in Florida; Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; Scottsdale in Arizona; and more. We also operate internationally in São Paulo, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Seoul, South Korea; London, United Kingdom; Berlin, Germany; Paris, France; Bogota, Colombia; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Espoo, Finland.

We are headquartered in Menlo Park, United States, and our client base includes Alphabet, Creative Artists Agency, Fitbit, Gartner, Intel, Intuit, Lyft, lululemon, Nieman Marcus, Pinterest, Qualtrics, Roche, StockX, The Nature Conservancy, Uber and Workday.