Joanne Pauley

Joanne Pauley, Founder & Managing Director at Joanne Pauley Search

Joanne Pauley is the Founder and Managing Director of Joanne Pauley Search, an executive search boutique serving investment firms and the finance community.123 She has over 20 years of experience in executive search, particularly in the buy-side and finance industry.24

Background and Experience

• Joanne Pauley founded her boutique search firm in June 2022 after serving as a Senior Client Partner at Morgan Samuels Company for over a year.12
• Prior to launching her own firm, she spent two decades as a Managing Director at The Oxbridge Group.12
• Joanne's experience also includes roles in investment banking, private equity, and executive search at firms like Korn Ferry International and Evercore Partners.12
• She has developed expertise in conducting investment professional searches for private equity, hedge fund, and alternative investment management firms.2
• Joanne also handles senior fund administration searches for buy-side firms and family offices, as well as M&A/Corporate Development searches for portfolio companies and corporations.2

Education and Personal Life

• Joanne was born in New York and is a native of Southern California.2
• She holds a BA degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.12
• Joanne is active in the community as a Founding Member of the Inner Shell (a subgroup of The Painted Turtle), a 1919 Member of The Wooden Athletic Foundation, and a founder of The CoachArt Contemporaries.2
• In her free time, she enjoys cheering for her teenagers' sports teams, UCLA, and participating in various sports, outdoor activities, and book groups.2