Meet Our Team

As advisors, mentors and former operators, our team collectively brings decades of experience in executive search, coaching and organizational support, product, go-to-market, credit, operations, finance and fundraising.

Our world-class team of experts is called upon to help companies place exceptional talent and think and execute through their most critical evaluations, decisions, processes and implementation programs.

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the experts

Our team

Kyle Christensen

Advisor / Executive in Residence, Operations

Deep-rooted expertise in lending solutions, operations optimization, and accounts receivable management

Tommy Blanchard

President

An experienced leader overseeing growth strategy, process innovation and transformation in cross-team collaboration.

Thomas King

Managing Partner

Deep-rooted expertise in retained executive, professional search and Board search, bespoke compensation review and organizational design and talent mapping.

Seamus McMahon

Senior advisor, coaching and org support

Deep-rooted expertise in individual and C-suite coaching, org planning and execution and board management

John Crenshaw

Senior advisor, credit and analytics

Deep-rooted expertise in fractional chief risk officer support, starting and growing lending functions and risk management coaching

Miles Reidy

Senior advisor, finance

Deep-rooted expertise in strategic advisory services for finance and credit intensive businesses and board of directors

Kelly Dickerson

Senior advisor, operations

Deep-rooted expertise in process scaling, operations risk management, and organizational strategy

Mark Vermeersch

Senior advisor, go-to-market

Expertise in scaling high-growth tech companies across general management, GTM, product, strategy and finance.

Jim Reo

Partner, executive search

Jim has more than 30 years of experience in the professional and financial services sectors, holding roles in audit, executive coaching and search, and HR leadership at premier companies.

Drew Messmer

Partner, executive search

Drew has spent his entire career in search and recruitment and has headhunted senior and executive level talent for hundreds of fintech and financial services businesses throughout his career.

Nabia Ansari

Engagement Manager, Executive Search

Nabia Ansari is an engagement manager on the executive search team at LF Partners focusing on the full recruitment life cycle for strategy and analytics roles

Our Values

Partnership & Trust

We believe in building lasting relationships based on trust, collaboration, and integrity—ensuring our clients have the right talent and strategies to thrive.

Expertise & Innovation

We combine industry expertise with forward-thinking solutions to help businesses scale, adapt, and lead in a rapidly evolving world.

Impact & Excellence

We are committed to delivering measurable results, elevating businesses with exceptional talent, and providing strategic solutions that drive long-term success.