Meet the Team

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Daniel R. Smith

Chief Executive Officer

New York

Dan works with the exceptional Raines team to advise and serve clients with their human capital assets and investments. Dan enjoys bringing successful roadmaps to companies in need of change.

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Bruce R. Raines

Founder & Senior Managing Director

New York, NY

Since establishing Raines International, Bruce has built one of the country’s preeminent retained executive search firms and has become recognized as an industry leader.

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Rachel S. Beauregard

Assistant Search Coordinator

New York

Rachel helps the search execution process run smoothly by managing the detail-work of corporate and client communications.

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Bryan A. Burg

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Bryan is a trusted client advisor, leveraging a deep industrial background and network to provide thoughtful market insights to help recruit, assess, and develop top executive talent around the world.

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Sacha H. Cotton

Office Manager

New York

Sacha Cotton is an Office Manager for Raines International’s New York office.

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Peter J. Dempsey

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer

New York

Pete is CFO & CAO at Raines, where he is responsible for finance, administration, and legal across the firm.

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Meghan K. Dumser

Consultant

New York

Meghan brings her unique experiences in risk-related consulting to Raines, where she helps our clients recognize their abilities to maximize performance through new perspectives, talent and leadership.

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Emily K. Dutch

Senior Vice President

Boston

Emily co-leads the Raines Boston office. Always one to better her team, Emily actively contributes to firm-wide training and development initiatives, especially those related to search execution and operations.

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Maeve K. Foley

Research Associate

Boston

Maeve utilizes her trained analytical eye to discover and engage top talent in the early stages of the executive search process from our Boston office.

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Allen A. Geller

Managing Director

New York

With 40 years of experience focused on the finance function, Allen is dedicated to identifying talent and helping them to achieve the next steps in their careers.

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Alessandra M. Gest

Research Associate

New York

Alessandra Gest is a Research Associate for Raines International's New York office.

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Karerina A. Hernández

Director of Research & Technology

Buenos Aires

As Director of Research & Technology, Kare is our data nerd and change agent, leading our research teams in United States and Argentina.

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Alison B. Hunter

Senior Vice President

Boston

Ali is obsessed with driving exceptional results for clients by adding more data and support, getting the basics right, and constantly keeping an eye toward innovation.

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Tanja M. Iannarelli

Search Coordinator

New York

From Business development prep through search completion, Tanja keeps all the moving parts headed in the right direction and on time.

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John J. Keller

Managing Director

New York

With 20+ years of recruiting success, John's placements have driven billions of dollars in value, transformed companies, and built great teams. His passion is finding gifted individuals who innovate, execute, and create exceptional value.

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Emily A. Kollet

Search Coordination Lead

New York

Emily coordinates all aspects of the search process to ensure client success and candidate satisfaction. Emily makes sure things stay on track and the job is gets done with proficiency and exemplary results.

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Anne C. Lenz

Search Coordinator

Austin

Anne Birney is a member of the Search Coordination team at Raines International.

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Patrizia L. Martellaro

Consultant

New York

Patrizia’s passion is helping others reach their goal-- whatever it may be. Through her work at Raines, she is help clients, candidates, and Raines position themselves for success.

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Markos A. Moya

Managing Director

New York

Markos develops deep relationships with his clients to creatively impact their business and disrupt their competitors with game-changing executive talent

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M. Emilia Noailles

Associate Consultant

Buenos Aires

Emilia Noailles is an Associate Consultant for Raines International's Buenos Aires office.

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Duncan J. Piper

Consultant and Head of Buenos Aires Operations

Buenos Aires

Duncan acts as the glue that keeps a team together and provides the relentless energy to ensures everyone realizes their full potential.

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Paul A. P. Rodney

Senior Vice President and Head of Diversity & Inclusion

New York

Pauly is the person you want representing your opportunity, or brand, in the marketplace. He excels at making abstract or complex ideas salient to different audiences.

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Ariana S. Santander

Research Analyst

Buenos Aires

Ari maintains the Raines’s executive database and assists on research inquiries, from candidates to companies and industries, to support the organization as a whole. 

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Yazmin S. Scala

Research Associate

Buenos Aires

Yaz executes detail-oriented research and search support across Raines’s industry and function practices from our Buenos Aires office.

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Matthew R. Seiler

Managing Director & Executive-in-Residence

New York

Matt knows all about the executive search from the perspectives of both client and candidate-- the good, bad and the ugly. He is expanding the firm's capability set with a fresh perspective and technology platforms.

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G. Patrick Sherrier III

Vice President

San Francisco

Patrick is a leader in Raines's CMO & Commercial Excellence Practice, delivering to clients top-tier talent for some of the most high-demand roles in Pricing, Marketing, and GTM Strategy.

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Jessica T. Sun

Senior Vice President and Head of Intel & Resources

New York

Jessica is responsible for search execution across the firm’s Fortune 500 and Private Equity clients across operational and commercial topics. She additionally leads the firm's Intel & Resource platforms.