Scott Engler
Founder & CEO
Founder of Averan. Seventeen years advising C-suite leaders, including leading the CFO and CHRO practices at CEB and Gartner. Former True Search partner.
LinkedIn →Partner‑led. Every search.
Scott has worked with hundreds of PE-owned companies and their executives. He takes the time to understand your strategic goals, read the dynamics of the senior team, and pressure-test what the role actually needs. He stays close throughout the search — adjusting the strategy, repositioning the role, and doing the work to get it closed.
The team
Sallie Van Tassel
Principal
Twenty years advising Fortune 500 leaders across strategy, operations and talent. Senior roles at CB Insights, Gartner and CEB. Placed CEOs and board members at Heidrick & Struggles.
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Steve Radanovic
Partner, CFO Practice
Twenty-seven years in corporate finance across PE-backed and founder-owned businesses, including multiple exits. Advisor to the C-suite, shareholders and board.
LinkedIn →Practice partners
HR & people partners.
Who we bring in when an engagement needs HR and organizational design depth.
Traci Bakke
Practice partner · HR
PE HR executive. Has led workforce strategy, restructured organizations for scale, and aligned talent plans to the investment thesis across multiple PE-backed companies.
LinkedIn →Elissa Mahendra
Practice partner · Talent
Twenty years across PE, founder-led and global public companies. Has led people strategy through M&A, ownership transitions, CEO succession and IPO readiness.
Advisors & faculty
Faculty & advisors.
Tim Dunn
Roxi Wen
Joe Freda
L. David Kingsley
Colleen McKeown
Chad Bennett
David Hanrahan
Janette Jankowski
Chatelle Lynch
Bill Farbach
Michael Shwindle
Carol Lee
Scott Rosenberg
Dan Graham
Traci Bakke