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Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027

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Robert Half, founded in 1948, leads this list of Baltimore-area search firms, which is ranked by years in business, oldest first. Durakis Executive Search (in business since 1974) and Hunt Valley's Sudina Search (founded 1983) follow it. Stanton Chase is the global retained-search firm with a Baltimore office, and Towson's Chesapeake Search Partners ranks tenth because it publishes no founding year. None of the ten posts its fees, so every engagement starts with a quote.

1Robert Half

Robert Half holds the top spot because it is the oldest firm on this list, founded in 1948. Its Baltimore office is at 650 S. Exeter St., and Columbia, Hunt Valley and Greenbelt each have a Robert Half recruiting office too.

On its Baltimore page the firm cites a place on Forbes' America's Best Professional Recruiting Firms list.It suits employers filling accounting, finance and other professional roles who want a long-established national recruiter with local offices; anyone set on a small owner-run boutique should keep reading. Fees are not published.

2Durakis Executive Search

Durakis Executive Search ranks second on longevity: it says it has worked in executive talent search since 1974. Its site lists an Annapolis, MD 21032 location and the phone line (410) 299-8124.

One success story on its site: placing a Chief Human Resources Officer at GBMC Healthcare System. It is the choice for organizations that want a firm doing executive search and nothing else. The trade-off is location: it lists Annapolis rather than a street address inside Baltimore City.

3Sudina Search

Sudina Search takes third because Chuck Sudina founded it in 1983, and it wins that year's tie with Allegis Group as the search-focused firm. The office is at 11019 McCormick Road, Suite 100, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, phone (410) 252-6900.

Joan Sweeney and Chris Hodgkiss acquired the firm in 2010. Its practice areas are Accounting & Finance, Information Technology, Software Engineering and Human Resources, which makes it a fit for finance, accounting and IT hiring. Boards looking for a CEO or director will want a different kind of firm.

4Allegis Group

Allegis Group ranks fourth with a 1983 founding year, the same year as Sudina Search, but it operates as a large staffing company rather than a search boutique. Its head office sits at 7301 Parkway Drive, Hanover, Maryland, and the company counts more than 500 locations worldwide.

Its brands include Aerotek, TEKsystems, Actalent, Aston Carter and Major, Lindsey & Africa. That reach suits employers running large staffing and recruiting programs from a company headquartered in the Baltimore area. Anyone who wants one dedicated boutique recruiter is better matched elsewhere on this list.

5Stanton Chase Baltimore

Stanton Chase sits fifth on its 1990 founding, when the owners of search firms in Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Baltimore and London joined forces. The Baltimore office is at 1 Village Square, Village of Cross Keys, Suite 145, phone +1 410-528-8400, and it is linked to 70+ offices worldwide.

Services cover retained executive search (Search+®), board services, executive assessment, succession planning and onboarding. It is the global retained-search option on this list for C-suite and board work. Contingent or high-volume hiring is not what it is built for.

6Profiles

Profiles ranks sixth because its Baltimore headquarters has been in place since 1998. The office is at 217 N Charles St., Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21201, phone 410.401.8151.

Its hiring models (contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire and embedded teams) cover creative, marketing, tech and AI talent, and direct hires carry a 90-day guarantee. The firm calls itself a 9x Best of Staffing® winner. Finance and C-suite searches fall outside its stated focus.

7Life Search Technologies

Life Search Technologies is seventh; Glenn A. Davis founded it in 2002. It works from 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza 3, in Hunt Valley, MD.

Searches can be retained, contingency, contractual or project based, all within biotechnology, healthcare and information technology. That makes it a sector specialist north of Baltimore City. Hiring managers outside those three sectors will find a closer match with another firm here.

8Scion Executive Search

Scion Executive Search ranks eighth with a 2006 start, and it takes that year's tie with MJ Morgan Group because executive search is its core business. Its Baltimore office is 729 East Pratt, Ste. 560, Baltimore, MD 21202, phone (410) 817-1310.

Its practice is executive search for both nonprofit and corporate clients, with retained searches among them. The firm reports a 98% search success rate and says most executive searches finish within 90 to 120 days; both numbers are its own and were not independently verified.

9MJ Morgan Group

MJ Morgan Group ranks ninth: Michael Morgan founded it in 2006, and it is headquartered in Timonium, MD. The Baltimore office is at 211 Harborview Drive, Baltimore, MD 21230, open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Services are temp-to-hire, temporary staffing, onsite staffing, direct hire and long-term consulting. That suits local employers who need staffing more than search; a retained executive search is not on its service list.

10Chesapeake Search Partners

Chesapeake Search Partners closes the list because it publishes "over a decade" of experience instead of a founding year. Its office is 502 Washington Ave, Suite 801, Towson, MD 21204, phone (410) 372-3027, and placements can be retained, exclusive, contingent or contract, from mid-level roles up to the C-suite.

Its practice spans 19 functions and 14 industries, with roots in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. markets. The firm also states that the Baltimore Business Journal ranked it #3 in 2025 by Baltimore-area placements. That is the firm's own claim: the article is subscriber-only, so Pulse could not confirm it.

How we ranked these

Firms are sorted oldest to newest by the founding year each one gives. When two firms share a year, the search-focused firm goes first: Sudina Search ahead of Allegis Group in 1983, and Scion Executive Search ahead of MJ Morgan Group in 2006. Profiles is dated by its Baltimore headquarters, in place since 1998.

Only firms with a Baltimore-area office or headquarters made the cut, and each location was checked against the firm's own website; founding years come from the firm or from Wikipedia. Chesapeake Search Partners states just "over a decade" of experience, which puts it at #10. Placement volume, ratings and fees could not be verified for any firm, so none of them affects the order.

What to look for

Start with the kind of hire. Firms built around executive search, such as Stanton Chase, Durakis Executive Search and Scion Executive Search, handle leadership roles, while MJ Morgan Group and Profiles fill temporary, contract and direct-hire seats. For national firms, see the Top 10 Executive Search Firms in 2027.

Then match the sector: Life Search Technologies stays in biotech, healthcare and IT, Profiles in creative, marketing and tech, and Sudina Search in finance, IT and HR. None of the ten publishes pricing, so ask each firm for a written quote and its guarantee terms before signing.

FAQ

Which Baltimore search firm has been in business the longest?

Robert Half, founded in 1948. Among firms that do executive search only, Durakis Executive Search dates its work to 1974.

Which global executive search firm has a Baltimore office?

Stanton Chase, at 1 Village Square, Village of Cross Keys, Suite 145. Its retained searches draw on 70+ offices worldwide.

Where is Chesapeake Search Partners located?

In Towson: 502 Washington Ave, Suite 801, Towson, MD 21204. Placement types on offer are retained, exclusive, contingent and contract.

Where is Allegis Group headquartered?

Hanover, Maryland, at 7301 Parkway Drive. Its brands include Aerotek and TEKsystems, and it counts more than 500 locations worldwide.

Which firm focuses on nonprofit leadership searches?

Scion Executive Search. It recruits nonprofit as well as corporate leaders from its Baltimore office at 729 East Pratt, Ste. 560.

Do these firms publish their prices?

No. None of the ten publishes pricing, so ask each firm for a quote. Profiles does publish a 90-day direct hire guarantee.

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flowchart TD S["Baltimore search firms by year founded"] S --> A["1948 Robert Half"] A --> B["1974 Durakis Executive Search"] B --> C["1983 Sudina Search and Allegis Group"] C --> D["1990 Stanton Chase"] D --> E["1998 Profiles Baltimore HQ"] E --> F["2002 Life Search Technologies"] F --> G["2006 Scion and MJ Morgan Group"] G --> H["Over a decade Chesapeake Search Partners"]

flowchart LR Q{"What are you hiring for?"} Q -->|"C-suite or board"| A["Stanton Chase Baltimore"] Q -->|"Nonprofit leader"| B["Scion Executive Search"] Q -->|"Finance or IT"| C["Sudina Search"] Q -->|"Biotech or healthcare"| D["Life Search Technologies"] Q -->|"Creative or tech team"| E["Profiles"] Q -->|"Temp to hire"| F["MJ Morgan Group"]

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## Direct Answer

**Robert Half**, founded in 1948, leads this list of Baltimore-area search firms, which is ranked by years in business, oldest first. Durakis Executive Search (in business since 1974) and Hunt Valley's Sudina Search (founded 1983) follow it. Stanton Chase is the global retained-search firm with a Baltimore office, and Towson's Chesapeake Search Partners ranks tenth because it publishes no founding year. None of the ten posts its fees, so every engagement starts with a quote.

## 1. Robert Half

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 1 (Robert Half)](/assets/qa/q19208-b1.jpg)

Robert Half holds the top spot because it is the oldest firm on this list, founded in 1948. Its Baltimore office is at 650 S. Exeter St., and Columbia, Hunt Valley and Greenbelt each have a Robert Half recruiting office too.

On its Baltimore page the firm cites a place on Forbes' America's Best Professional Recruiting Firms list.It suits employers filling accounting, finance and other professional roles who want a long-established national recruiter with local offices; anyone set on a small owner-run boutique should keep reading. Fees are not published.

## 2. Durakis Executive Search

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 2 (Durakis Executive Search)](/assets/qa/q19208-b2.jpg)

Durakis Executive Search ranks second on longevity: it says it has worked in executive talent search since 1974. Its site lists an Annapolis, MD 21032 location and the phone line (410) 299-8124.

One success story on its site: placing a Chief Human Resources Officer at GBMC Healthcare System. It is the choice for organizations that want a firm doing executive search and nothing else. The trade-off is location: it lists Annapolis rather than a street address inside Baltimore City.

## 3. Sudina Search

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 3 (Sudina Search)](/assets/qa/q19208-b3.jpg)

Sudina Search takes third because Chuck Sudina founded it in 1983, and it wins that year's tie with Allegis Group as the search-focused firm. The office is at 11019 McCormick Road, Suite 100, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, phone (410) 252-6900.

Joan Sweeney and Chris Hodgkiss acquired the firm in 2010. Its practice areas are Accounting & Finance, Information Technology, Software Engineering and Human Resources, which makes it a fit for finance, accounting and IT hiring. Boards looking for a CEO or director will want a different kind of firm.

## 4. Allegis Group

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 4 (Allegis Group)](/assets/qa/q19208-b4.jpg)

Allegis Group ranks fourth with a 1983 founding year, the same year as Sudina Search, but it operates as a large staffing company rather than a search boutique. Its head office sits at 7301 Parkway Drive, Hanover, Maryland, and the company counts more than 500 locations worldwide.

Its brands include Aerotek, TEKsystems, Actalent, Aston Carter and Major, Lindsey & Africa. That reach suits employers running large staffing and recruiting programs from a company headquartered in the Baltimore area. Anyone who wants one dedicated boutique recruiter is better matched elsewhere on this list.

## 5. Stanton Chase Baltimore

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 5 (Stanton Chase Baltimore)](/assets/qa/q19208-b5.jpg)

Stanton Chase sits fifth on its 1990 founding, when the owners of search firms in Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Baltimore and London joined forces. The Baltimore office is at 1 Village Square, Village of Cross Keys, Suite 145, phone +1 410-528-8400, and it is linked to 70+ offices worldwide.

Services cover retained executive search (Search+®), board services, executive assessment, succession planning and onboarding. It is the global retained-search option on this list for C-suite and board work. Contingent or high-volume hiring is not what it is built for.

## 6. Profiles

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 6 (Profiles)](/assets/qa/q19208-b6.jpg)

Profiles ranks sixth because its Baltimore headquarters has been in place since 1998. The office is at 217 N Charles St., Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21201, phone 410.401.8151.

Its hiring models (contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire and embedded teams) cover creative, marketing, tech and AI talent, and direct hires carry a 90-day guarantee. The firm calls itself a 9x Best of Staffing® winner. Finance and C-suite searches fall outside its stated focus.

## 7. Life Search Technologies

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 7 (Life Search Technologies)](/assets/qa/q19208-b7.jpg)

Life Search Technologies is seventh; Glenn A. Davis founded it in 2002. It works from 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza 3, in Hunt Valley, MD.

Searches can be retained, contingency, contractual or project based, all within biotechnology, healthcare and information technology. That makes it a sector specialist north of Baltimore City. Hiring managers outside those three sectors will find a closer match with another firm here.

## 8. Scion Executive Search

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 8 (Scion Executive Search)](/assets/qa/q19208-b8.jpg)

Scion Executive Search ranks eighth with a 2006 start, and it takes that year's tie with MJ Morgan Group because executive search is its core business. Its Baltimore office is 729 East Pratt, Ste. 560, Baltimore, MD 21202, phone (410) 817-1310.

Its practice is executive search for both nonprofit and corporate clients, with retained searches among them. The firm reports a 98% search success rate and says most executive searches finish within 90 to 120 days; both numbers are its own and were not independently verified.

## 9. MJ Morgan Group

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 9 (MJ Morgan Group)](/assets/qa/q19208-b9.jpg)

MJ Morgan Group ranks ninth: Michael Morgan founded it in 2006, and it is headquartered in Timonium, MD. The Baltimore office is at 211 Harborview Drive, Baltimore, MD 21230, open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Services are temp-to-hire, temporary staffing, onsite staffing, direct hire and long-term consulting. That suits local employers who need staffing more than search; a retained executive search is not on its service list.

## 10. Chesapeake Search Partners

![Top 10 Search Firms in Baltimore in 2027 — figure 10 (Chesapeake Search Partners)](/assets/qa/q19208-b10.jpg)

Chesapeake Search Partners closes the list because it publishes "over a decade" of experience instead of a founding year. Its office is 502 Washington Ave, Suite 801, Towson, MD 21204, phone (410) 372-3027, and placements can be retained, exclusive, contingent or contract, from mid-level roles up to the C-suite.

Its practice spans 19 functions and 14 industries, with roots in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. markets. The firm also states that the Baltimore Business Journal ranked it #3 in 2025 by Baltimore-area placements. That is the firm's own claim: the article is subscriber-only, so Pulse could not confirm it.

## How we ranked these

Firms are sorted oldest to newest by the founding year each one gives. When two firms share a year, the search-focused firm goes first: Sudina Search ahead of Allegis Group in 1983, and Scion Executive Search ahead of MJ Morgan Group in 2006. Profiles is dated by its Baltimore headquarters, in place since 1998.

Only firms with a Baltimore-area office or headquarters made the cut, and each location was checked against the firm's own website; founding years come from the firm or from Wikipedia. Chesapeake Search Partners states just "over a decade" of experience, which puts it at #10. Placement volume, ratings and fees could not be verified for any firm, so none of them affects the order.

## What to look for

Start with the kind of hire. Firms built around executive search, such as Stanton Chase, Durakis Executive Search and Scion Executive Search, handle leadership roles, while MJ Morgan Group and Profiles fill temporary, contract and direct-hire seats. For national firms, see the [Top 10 Executive Search Firms in 2027](/knowledge/q19206).

Then match the sector: Life Search Technologies stays in biotech, healthcare and IT, Profiles in creative, marketing and tech, and Sudina Search in finance, IT and HR. None of the ten publishes pricing, so ask each firm for a written quote and its guarantee terms before signing.

```mermaid
flowchart TD
  S["Baltimore search firms by year founded"]
  S --> A["1948 Robert Half"]
  A --> B["1974 Durakis Executive Search"]
  B --> C["1983 Sudina Search and Allegis Group"]
  C --> D["1990 Stanton Chase"]
  D --> E["1998 Profiles Baltimore HQ"]
  E --> F["2002 Life Search Technologies"]
  F --> G["2006 Scion and MJ Morgan Group"]
  G --> H["Over a decade Chesapeake Search Partners"]
```

## Related questions

### Which Baltimore search firms offer retained searches?

Stanton Chase runs retained executive search through Search+® from its Cross Keys office. Scion Executive Search includes retained searches, Life Search Technologies offers retained, contingency, contractual or project-based work, and Chesapeake Search Partners offers retained, exclusive, contingent and contract placement.

### Which of these firms are headquartered in the Baltimore area?

Three of them: Allegis Group (7301 Parkway Drive, Hanover, Maryland), Profiles (a Baltimore headquarters since 1998, now at 217 N Charles St.) and MJ Morgan Group (Timonium).

### Which firms are in Hunt Valley?

Sudina Search is at 11019 McCormick Road, Suite 100, and Life Search Technologies is at 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza 3. Robert Half also lists a recruiting office in Hunt Valley alongside its Baltimore office on S. Exeter St.

## FAQ

**Which Baltimore search firm has been in business the longest?**

Robert Half, founded in 1948. Among firms that do executive search only, Durakis Executive Search dates its work to 1974.

**Which global executive search firm has a Baltimore office?**

Stanton Chase, at 1 Village Square, Village of Cross Keys, Suite 145. Its retained searches draw on 70+ offices worldwide.

**Where is Chesapeake Search Partners located?**

In Towson: 502 Washington Ave, Suite 801, Towson, MD 21204. Placement types on offer are retained, exclusive, contingent and contract.

**Where is Allegis Group headquartered?**

Hanover, Maryland, at 7301 Parkway Drive. Its brands include Aerotek and TEKsystems, and it counts more than 500 locations worldwide.

**Which firm focuses on nonprofit leadership searches?**

Scion Executive Search. It recruits nonprofit as well as corporate leaders from its Baltimore office at 729 East Pratt, Ste. 560.

**Do these firms publish their prices?**

No. None of the ten publishes pricing, so ask each firm for a quote. Profiles does publish a 90-day direct hire guarantee.

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  Q{"What are you hiring for?"}
  Q -->|"C-suite or board"| A["Stanton Chase Baltimore"]
  Q -->|"Nonprofit leader"| B["Scion Executive Search"]
  Q -->|"Finance or IT"| C["Sudina Search"]
  Q -->|"Biotech or healthcare"| D["Life Search Technologies"]
  Q -->|"Creative or tech team"| E["Profiles"]
  Q -->|"Temp to hire"| F["MJ Morgan Group"]
```

## Sources

- https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/locations/md-baltimore
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Half
- https://www.durakis.com/
- https://sudinasearch.com/
- https://sudinasearch.com/about-us/
- https://www.allegisgroup.com/
- https://www.allegisgroup.com/en/contact-us
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegis_Group
- https://www.stantonchase.com/office/executive-search-firm-in-baltimore-united-states
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_Chase
- https://www.careerprofiles.com/contact/locations/baltimore-staffing-agency/
- https://www.careerprofiles.com/about/
- https://www.lifesearchtech.com/
- https://www.lifesearchtech.com/about-us/
- https://scionexecutivesearch.com/executive-recruiters-baltimore/
- https://scionexecutivesearch.com/
- https://www.mjmorgangroup.com/locations/baltimore-md/
- https://www.mjmorgangroup.com/about/
- https://chesapeakesearchpartners.com/
- https://chesapeakesearchpartners.com/the-csp-difference/

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