Location / Austin, Texas
Executive search, based in Austin.
Austin is home. We run CFO and leadership searches for companies here and across the country.
Steward Well Executive Search is an Austin, Texas firm that runs retained searches for CFOs and finance leaders at founder-led, sponsor-backed and private-equity-owned companies from $50M to $500M in revenue. A partner leads each search, with a calibrated shortlist in 21 days and a written 12-month guarantee.
What does Steward Well do for Austin companies?
We find CFOs and the leaders around them. Our core practice is finance. We also search in software and technology, which matters in a city with this much software, and in industrial and minerals.
Why does a local search firm help in Austin?
Austin's market moves fast. Many finance leaders here came from somewhere else, and many know each other. A firm that lives here hears about who is open to a move before it shows up anywhere public.
Being local also makes the work easier. A partner can sit with your board, meet finalists in person and walk your office with them.
Do you only search for Austin candidates?
No. The best candidate for an Austin seat may live in Dallas, Denver or Chicago today. We map the national market and test each finalist's interest in a move early. See our Texas executive search page for the wider state.
How does a Steward Well search run?
- Discovery. A partner meets the owner, the board or sponsor, and the team the leader will inherit.
- A written success profile. What this person must have done by month twelve, agreed before we call anyone.
- An original market map. Built for your seat, not pulled from a stack of resumes.
- A calibrated shortlist in 21 days. Qualified, interested and assessed against the profile.
- Scored interviews, deep references and offer support. The search closes in 45 to 90 days.
- Twelve months of check-ins, backed by a written 12-month guarantee.
A partner runs every step. You never get handed to a junior team after the pitch. See the full approach.
Questions buyers ask first
Is Steward Well based in Austin?
Yes. The firm is based in Austin, Texas.
Do you work with companies outside Austin?
Yes. We run searches for companies across the U.S., from $50M to $500M in revenue.
Which roles do you search for in Austin?
Mostly CFOs and the office of the CFO, plus technology and industrial leaders.
How fast can a search start?
Discovery can start within days of a signed letter. The 21-day shortlist clock starts at launch.
See where your search stands before it starts.
The readiness diagnostic takes two minutes. It shows the gaps that slow a search down. When you're ready, a partner takes the first call.