What People Are Saying...
“An invaluable thought partner - creative, progressive, and performance-driven.”
PE-backed CEO, Life Sciences
“They quickly understood what our Board and CEO needed - with grace and care.”
Board Director, Tech Services
“Our best HR hire ever. They truly understood our culture.”
CHRO, Financial Services
“[Anso] team really get PE and HR and delivered a top notch slate. I couldn't be happier with the process and outcome.”
PE-backed CEO, Manufacturing - Brett
“Talent and culture are the true differentiators in company performance. Adrienne found us the right pragmatic People leaders who think about HR as a business with the goal of helping the people and company drive value. Finding the mix of strategic and tactical is key in the PE-backed companies I serve. Adrienne has gotten it right for me twice and I’m a tough customer.”
PE Company Board Chair, Former CEO
““I needed a creative and progressive partner to identify a People leader who was both heavily purpose-driven and performance-oriented. Adrienne was an invaluable thought partner ultimately bringing me and our sponsor multiple high-quality candidates from which to select. I would work with them again in a heartbeat.”
PE-backed CEO
“I was thrown into the CHRO role for my company’s $2.5B carve out and had to build a team FAST. I was new to PE and Adrienne served as a trusted advisor in designing and filling two key roles: Global Total Rewards and Talent. They quickly understood our business and its unique challenges and made it a painless and efficient process.”
PE-backed CHRO
“After an unsuccessful search with another firm, we turned to Anso Partners -- and the difference was night and day. Adrienne and her team really get PE and HR and delivered a top-notch slate. They moved quickly without compromising quality. It's clear they know the market and top candidates. I couldn't be happier with the process and outcome. ”
PE-backed CEO
“I recently started working with Adrienne and her firm ANSO partners and they have been terrific and finding the right talent at the right time…my new go to partner for Talent. ”
PE-backed CHRO
“Adrienne gets the job done. ”
Lucia Erwin
“I always leave a conversation with Adrienne filled with clarity, momentum, and hope. She fuses a deep belief in possibility and human kindness with a grounded understanding of the real world, and puts this rare combination in the service of any people issue a leader is grappling with. I would recommend her most highly.”
Ashley Goodall, Former Chief Talent Officer, Cisco, Deloitte
“Anso is my first call when I have an HR need in our portfolio companies. They listen deeply, move fast, and get it right. They understand the balance needed of HR professionals who are business minded strategic thinkers but also are hands on practitioners who will roll up their sleeves to get the job done! Their process and candidates are built for the mid-market — and for how PE firms unlock value.”
Jim Scarfone, Chief Human Resources Officer, for MidOcean Partners
“Anso is a go-to partner for HR needs in NMC portcos. We have a high bar and big goals. The CHRO is a complex role in mid-market growth companies and they get it.”
New Mountain Capital (Talent Team)
“Anso Partners has consistently delivered high-caliber talent capable of navigating the complexity of middle-market, founder-owned portfolio company environments — their placements have driven tangible value across our portfolio.”
Kabeer Khurana, Head of Talent, Avance Investment Management
“OnPoint holds the record for bringing us the best HC Generalist hire ever. They took the time to deeply understand our culture and the DNA needed to succeed here...they get that it's less about same industry and more about how the person builds relationships, thinks critically and creatively, and gets high quality work done. When we have a unique HC need, they are our go-to for that out of the box diamond in the rough candidate that never in a million years would our more traditional recruiters have sourced.”
Nicole Bonsignore, Partner, Apollo Global Management Inc.
“Adrienne has a real ability to bring together leaders who prioritize both performance and humanity. She shows up with clarity, curiosity, and a genuine commitment to advancing healthier, higher‑performing organizations.”
Susan Morno-Wade, CHRO
“The age of AI is screaming what Adrienne offers -- she is out in front, creating the most human of spaces with rigorous, science-backed approaches … intended to help us access our best selves at work and beyond. ‘so much more than an HR recruiter.”
Ana Marie Sencovici, Chief Talent Officer, Royal Carribean
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