Sanford Rose Associates is a network of independently-owned executive search firms assisting clients to fill their mission-critical positions. With 65 offices around the globe, we are committed to "finding people who make a difference®" in organizations by finding people who perform, stay with companies, and help them meet their strategic goals.
“Finding People Who Make a Difference® ”, the slogan of Sanford Rose Associates, is largely the answer to the question asked of many of us in the executive search profession . . . "Why did you go into executive search?" Usually, during a conversation the following question (or modification thereof) is also asked: "How does your firm differentiate itself from all of the other search firms?" Answering these two questions will hopefully give you a better perspective of what value our search professionals provide, as well as what sets Sanford Rose Associates apart from our competition. More From the President of SRA
Sanford Rose Associates - Celebrates 50 Years

AKRON (Ohio), December 1, 2008 – The Sanford Rose Associates (SRA) Executive Search Network will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2009 at its Annual Conference and Awards Presentation at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida, March 19th through 21st. The SRA Network is globally recognized as a leader in the recruitment of executive, managerial and professional talent.
During the past five decades, SRA franchise owners have helped client companies to build the organizations that have spawned many of the new innovations, products, and services in both industry sectors and functional niches. Those include healthcare, technology, energy, R&D, retail, finance/banking, and biotechnology/pharmaceuticals. Today, clients include a wide range of companies from start-ups to international conglomerate corporations.
Says CEO of SRA International, Inc., Richard J. Carter, the franchisor of the SRA Network, “Our vision is for our Owners to be recognized as the preferred providers for human capital management and talent acquisition for the global hiring community by, as our slogan indicates, finding people who make a difference®.
SRA was founded in 1959 by pioneer and innovator Sanford Rose and it began expanding in the 1970s through the franchise licensing model. Today the SRA Network consists of more than 65 offices in the United States, Asia and Europe.