
Retained Executive Search
San Francisco Bay Area

Retained Executive Search
San Francisco Bay Area
With more than a decade of executive search expertise, Dan remains a trusted advisor to past clients and placements often contributing to decisions around strategy as well as ongoing Board and executive leadership selection and development. He has built numerous senior management teams, placing executives in functions spanning leadership, engineering, sales, marketing, operations and quality.
Dan was a partner with Nosal Partners, a mid-size global executive search firm where he led the Emerging Growth Companies Practice and also focused on Fortune 1000 senior-level assignments in the advanced technology, consumer and professional services industries. Previously, Dan served as President of Grosh Associates for several years - a highly-successful boutique placement firm that he founded and began his career with Northwestern Mutual Life.
Dan holds an MBA from Golden Gate University and a BA in Communications from the University of Minnesota. He resides in the East Bay with his wife, and enjoys golf, tennis, skiing, travel, and music. Dan also holds leadership roles within a number of local charity and community groups, as well as professional associations.
"C", VP and Division GM / Director level search for private & public Technology and Service companies. Practice areas include Internet / Digital Media, Software / SaaS, Consumer, Systems / Components / Semiconductor, Electronics, Networking / Infrastructure, System Integration / Professional Services, and Clean / Alternative Energy. Work closely with top tier venture and private equity firms.
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Vantage Partners builds executive management teams for market leaders and venture-backed startup companies.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
2006 — 2008 (2 years)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
1997 — 2006 (9 years)
December 2001
B.A. , Speech Communications