Executive search. Built by operators.
Meet Carpe Diem’s founder: a leadership advisor and business leader whose career spans global talent consulting and three CEO roles. Today, Jeff helps clients hire and develop the leaders their businesses need.
For boards, CEOs, private equity leaders, and CHROs.
Founder & Managing Partner
A career in global talent consulting. Firsthand experience leading businesses. Jeff brings both perspectives to his work as Carpe Diem’s founder and managing partner.
IN GOOD COMPANY A selection of Carpe Diem clients
Trusted by the leaders we serve
“Candidate profiling (assessment) is best in class. Period.”
Meet Jeff DeFazio
Jeff’s career brings together business leadership and talent advisory. Before founding Carpe Diem, he ranked among the top three global partners at several talent management consulting firms.
His experience spans executive search, leadership development, and board advisory. Today, as Carpe Diem’s founder and managing partner, he brings that expertise to a performance-based model that helps clients hire, develop, and strengthen leadership.
The Carpe Diem approach
Three commitments to discuss before you choose your search partner.
Carpe Diem uses performance-based fees tied to speed, candidate quality, and business impact.
Talk through the fee amount, payment milestones, and scope for your search.
Our proprietary AI supports market research and candidate intelligence. Partners review its output and personally interview executives.
Experienced people bring the context, questions, and judgment.
Carpe Diem offers a guarantee on search speed, with compensation linked to delivery performance.
Ask Jeff about the timeline, conditions, and guarantee terms for your engagement.
Explore our fee model and speed commitment.
Every day matters
Move from a leadership gap to a meaningful conversation with your next executive. Here’s what Carpe Diem reports about its delivery.
Average time to introduce the client
to their next executive leader.
Time to that introduction
in 80% of searches.
Firm-reported results, August 12, 2026. Historical results are distinct from your engagement’s speed-guarantee terms. View source ↗
Carpe Diem Global Partners
Jeff founded a firm of experienced business leaders to help boards and executive teams acquire, develop, and strengthen leadership. The work starts with your business—and extends beyond a single hire.
Retained executive search, candidate assessments, and accelerated onboarding.
Executive coaching, team development, and succession planning.
Board development, culture, organizational design, and change.
Recognized by Manage HR Magazine: Leadership Advisory Firm of the Year, 2024 ↗
Let’s meet
Tell Jeff what your business needs. Explore the search approach, fees, AI, and speed guarantee together.
Opens an email to Jeff so you can arrange a time together.