The People

The people behind
every placement.

More than 250 professionals work at Crimson Talent across nine US offices — recruiters, consultants, data scientists, and a dedicated security team. Below is the leadership: the directors and practice heads who own our engagements and set the standard for the rest of the firm.

250+
Full-time professionals
9
US office cities
11+
Median years experience (leadership)
100%
In-house — no outsourced sourcing
Leadership

The partners.

The founders and chief officers who set the direction — combined careers spanning Big-Four advisory, Bay Area tech, and Fortune 500 talent leadership.

Madison Reyes Co-Founder

Madison Reyes

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

17 years of HR leadership in Finance & Executive Search. Former Head of Talent at a Big-Four advisory firm. Wharton MBA. Based in New York.

Finance Executive Search Based in NYC
madison.reyes@crimsontalent.com
Daniel Okafor Co-Founder

Daniel Okafor

Co-Founder & President

Tech, SaaS & Digital specialist with 14 years placing software engineering leaders and product executives across the Bay Area. Stanford CS undergraduate. Based in San Francisco.

Tech SaaS Based in SF
daniel.okafor@crimsontalent.com
Sophia Chen West Coast Lead

Sophia Chen

Chief Operating Officer

15 years scaling talent and revenue operations across CPG, retail, and FinTech. Previously at Korn Ferry. Oversees delivery, operations, and the West Coast offices.

Marketing Sales Based in SF
sophia.chen@crimsontalent.com
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The leadership.
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The directors, practice heads, and security leaders who run Crimson Talent. Every name below is verified — if we engage on a search or a security matter, one of these people is accountable for it.

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Executive Leadership
Firm strategy · Operations · Finance · People
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Practice Leadership
Sector heads · Executive search · Retained engagements
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Solutions & Platform
RPO · Compensation intelligence · Data & engineering
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Regional Managing Directors
Office leadership · Local market ownership
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Security & Trust SOC · Purple Team
Data protection · Security operations · Offensive & defensive security
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