Steven is a Managing Director at ECA Partners specializing in CFO executive search for private equity–backed companies. He focuses on U.S.-based CFOs with mid-market and lower-middle-market transaction experience – carve-outs, add-ons, integrations, and debt refinancings. Most mandates are for manufacturing and industrials platforms, with additional experience across services, technology, distribution, consumer, retail, and food service. Before joining ECA, Steven taught and conducted research in 20th-century German philosophy and aesthetics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned his PhD.

Tony is a Senior Director in ECA Partners’ Finance Practice specializing in CFO executive search for private equity–backed companies. He recruits finance leaders who drive value creation through disciplined growth, scalable systems, and data-informed decision-making. His work spans manufacturing, services, and consumer sectors, with additional expertise in transformation and analytics leadership. Tony earned a PhD from Northwestern University and was a Fulbright Scholar to Russia, where his research examined motivation and belonging during periods of economic transition.

Evan is a Senior Director at ECA Partners specializing in CFO executive search. He helps private-equity and venture-backed companies hire transaction-savvy CFOs for scale, leading permanent, interim, and project-based mandates across M&A, integration, and disciplined FP&A. Before ECA, he was with Korn Ferry in Los Angeles, recruiting for PE and VC funds and their portfolio companies. Earlier in his career, he recruited wealth-management teams nationally for major institutions. Evan holds a JD from Golden Gate University School of Law and a BA in International Relations from UC Santa Barbara.