In today’s digital economy, cybersecurity defines resilience. The companies that thrive are those that secure their data, infrastructure, and reputation through leadership. Boards and investors understand that security is a function of trust, innovation, and continuity.
Christian & Timbers is recognized among the best CISO recruitment agencies and top cybersecurity executive search firms worldwide. Our work helps organizations build trusted leadership at the intersection of security, risk, and enterprise growth.
Every engagement is guided by our Science of Talent Engineering™, combining structured evaluation, proprietary scorecards, and deep global networks. This precision enables us to identify CISOs, CIOs, and technology security executives who deliver measurable resilience and operational assurance.
Our retained executive search model aligns with strategic priorities—ensuring every placement strengthens governance, protects data, and enhances shareholder confidence.
280% growth in CISO placements across enterprise and AI-native clients since 2020
70% of CISO and CIO placements assume board or advisory roles within three years
Searches completed in more than 15 regulated sectors including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and defense
Trusted by top venture and private equity firms for technology risk and cybersecurity leadership
We recruit CISOs who align cybersecurity maturity with board governance.
Our network spans elite security and compliance leaders recognized by global investors.
Every search delivers measurable resilience improvement within 12 months.
Boards rely on our evidence-based Science of Talent Engineering™ to mitigate leadership risk.
The Architect of Information Integrity
As technology adoption accelerates, the CIO and their leadership team define the digital backbone of the enterprise. CIOs now oversee complex ecosystems spanning AI, cloud, and data infrastructure, all under rising security expectations.
Christian & Timbers partners with boards and CEOs to appoint CIOs and IT security leaders who combine technical mastery with enterprise foresight. These leaders enable modernization, compliance, and cost efficiency without compromising agility.
From Fortune 500 corporations to AI-native startups, Christian & Timbers has delivered cybersecurity leadership that defines resilience. We have placed executives who led global data protection frameworks, built security operations centers, and aligned enterprise technology with international compliance standards.
Organizations seeking top CISO recruiters and CISO headhunters trust C&T for the combination of board-level insight and operational depth.
We’ve partnered with Christian & Timbers for many years, and their team is exceptionally professional, responsive, and energetic. Thanks to their efforts, we secured an outstanding CEO and Operating Partner who have strengthened our leadership and positioned a portfolio company for long-term success.
Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Christian & Timbers is an outstanding search firm to work with in AI and cyber security. Their data-driven and bespoke approach has been pivotal in recruiting GTM leaders and board members for our portfolio companies like SecurityScorecard. The GTM President, CMO, SVP Sales, CPO and SVP Engineering have helped drive growth by 2X.
Partner
I’ve trusted Jeff and Christian & Timbers for over two decades because they always deliver. Their hands-on, relentless process brings us top leaders who know how to scale, drive performance, and deliver the best outcomes. They drove a very disciplined process recruiting a CRO and CMO for one of Bessemer’s portcos that helped us achieve a critical exit.
Operating Partner
Jeff’s broad experience and unique insights are always helpful, and he facilitated a great board role match for my interests and goals.
CEO
Jeff and the team at Christian & Timbers were professional, communicative, and extremely responsive. They ensured the entire process was focused on what our company needed and did not push candidates they believed wouldn’t fit our culture and growth. I would work with them again without hesitation.
Vice President, Operations
Christian & Timbers’ science-based methodology and rigorous process helped us find 3 top-tier GTM leaders that know our business and drive revenue. Their approach has been crucial to our company’s growth and leadership.
CEO
Christian & Timbers did an awesome job on a tough CFO search for us. We were interviewing the best local candidates with PE and SaaS experience in less than 2 weeks and met a short timeline.
CEO
The team at Christian & Timbers drove a very tight process and completed our CISO search in less than 70 days. We needed someone in Boston with a very specific skill set. C&T executes exactly as they commit.
CEO
As the role of Chief Information Security Officer grows in importance, the CISO role is becoming much more focused on strategy. Increasingly, CISOs are collaborating on new strategies with others in the C-suite, as well as on the board.