Ted Martin is the Founder and CEO of Martin Partners L.L.C, a leading retained executive search firm. Throughout his twenty plus years as a recruiter, he has been instrumental in building senior management teams, from the Fortune 500 to start-ups. The New Career Makers ranked him as the number one recruiter for venture capital portfolio companies. He is the Co-Founder and past Chairman of The Alliance Partnership International, a consortium of retained search firms from twenty-three countries across the world. Ted is also a speaker on leadership and executive trends, including: McKinsey & Co.’s CEO Forum, Electronic Commerce World, United Airlines/Hemisphere Magazine, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Kellogg Alumni presentations, Financial Executives Institute and 6FigureJobs.com Seminar Series. He has presented to numerous senior management teams of private and public corporations.
Ted has been a Board Member of the Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Washington & Lee Alumni and Corporate/Foundation Advisory Boards, and Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC). He is a past Chairman of the USTA Northshore Pro Tennis Committee, and was a Co-Founder of the Marcy Newberry Auxiliary Board and the St. Gregory’s School for Boys Council. Ted is also a member of The Economic Club, The Chicago Club, The University Club, Illinois Venture Capital Association, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Indian Hill Country Club, and Sheridan Shores Yacht Club. He has received the Kellogg Alumni Service Award and the Washington & Lee Learning, Leadership, and Honor Award. He was Co-Chairman of his 25th class reunion at W&L and Kellogg.
Prior to starting his career in executive search, he held positions in brand
management with Wilson Sporting Goods Company and Kraft General Foods.
He holds a B.A. from Washington & Lee University and an M.B.A. from
Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Ted and
his family reside in a northern suburb of Chicago.
