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Joe has 20 years of experience of which the last 15 have been as a recruitment operator, consultant, and entrepreneur. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Eastward Partners, he has cultivated an elite client list which includes some of the most sought-after strategy houses, private equity funds as well as PE backed organizations, and financial advisory firms in the world.

Joe’s experiences cut across a broad spectrum of talent led challenges which include; construction of executive search processes for retained mandates, designing and implementing talent functions, and scaling recruitment campaigns for growth stage companies.

Joe prides himself on his ability to provide a sophisticated solution to a complex set of human capital challenges.

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Hannah is known internationally as an executive search consultant skilled in helping clients restructure their professional teams as a result of M&A or other strategic objectives. The University of Leeds alumna began her career in London in 2014 then transplanted to New York in 2019. Before moving to the U.S., Hannah spearheaded her firm’s entry into several new markets, leading teams of up to six associates in the M&A, Corporate Strategy and Development markets.

A detail-oriented professional, Hannah’s primary role is leading the firm’s Financial Advisory practice. This client-facing responsibility affords her opportunities to build rapport with clients and develop candidates.

When not in the office, Hannah often relaxes with a good book, at home with her husband Jimmy in Brooklyn.

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Eastward’s private equity specialist, Reed thrives at building leaders by helping them find the perfect opportunity to demonstrate their value.

While he relies on technologically sophisticated tools to help him identify candidates, it is Reed whom Eastward clients rely on to find outliers who might not look like a good fit on paper but eventually prove out.

Bilingual, with extensive Latin American experience, Reed holds degrees from both George Washington University and la Universidad de Chile. He recently joined Eastward after spending the first part of his career in advisory roles. While out of the office, he devotes time to preventing distracted driving accidents through his work on the board of Text Less, Live More.

The winter sports enthusiast splits time between his Upper East Side apartment and his family’s home in Vermont.

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​Carleigh brings a unique skill set with her diverse background in finance, marketing, and analytics. Combined with her passion for finance and entrepreneurship, she successfully scaled an e-commerce business from her parent's garage while in her senior year of college, bringing an energy and passion that is synergistic with the Eastward Partners approach.

Carleigh is an Associate in Eastwards Research Practice, where she supports the Private Equity and Financial Advisory departments. Carleigh utilizes Eastward's proprietary data and analytics platform to provide human capital insights for clients, specializing in market mapping and reporting, for which she mines data on market liquidity, compensation levels, changes in skillsets over time, location analysis, and diversity.

A graduate of Florida Atlantic University, Carleigh is in the midst of acquiring her Masters of Science degree in Finance, and currently works out of the Eastward South Florida location. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach with her puppy, Charlie.

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​Estrella brings three years of executive search experience, joining the Eastward team from a leading management consulting firm tailored to servicing Fortune 500 companies and leadership teams.

Prior to Eastward, she supported critical end-to-end project management functions across Financial Services and Technology. Estrella also brings skills in improving internal processes and functionality in addition to leading D&I efforts, founding the Racial Justice Project. Estrella brings her passion for diversity and skills to Eastward's organizational structure.

Estrella is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a degree in Public Administration.

Joining Eastward Partners as an Associate on the Financial Advisory practice, Estrella's focus is on the growth and continued specialization of the Practice, with a concentration on Restructuring and M&A.

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​Tonisha has a background as a credit research analyst on the research team within a private, New York based investment firm.

In her daily work, Tonisha conducted and utilized market and company research to make strategic investment recommendations across numerous industries, including Retail, Consumer Products, Automotive, Media, and Technology.

Not only does Tonisha bring her passion for research and analysis to Eastward, but also a positive, goal-oriented approach to solving complex problems. Tonisha is a team player who values opportunities to learn and grow and to help others do the same.

As an Associate at Eastward Partners, Tonisha is a key asset to the Financial Advisory practice and plays an important role in the company’s expansion into new areas of finance.

Tonisha graduated from St. Lawrence University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Chinese Studies. In her spare time, she enjoys studying the Bible and learning languages. Currently, Tonisha is on a mission to become fluent in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.