Strategic operating & talent partner to founders, CEOs, and family offices.

Nathaniel Koloc
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Capabilities

Talent

50+ exec searches, multiple large-scale org evolutions

I've led 50+ executive searches over the last 15 years — and designed hiring systems that have hired over 12,000 people. I emphasize dimensions of org fit that many hirers neglect.

  • Org Design
  • Exec Search
  • Fractional C-Suite

Sales

$3M+ sold since 2010

I've personally scoped and sold over $3M of recruiting and consulting services since 2010, am well versed in customer discovery, and have built go-to-market teams in multiple contexts.

M&A

Both sides of the table.

I've led M&A from both sides, including as seller-side deal principal for a mid-eight-figure media transaction, as buyer-side principal for smaller media acquisitions, and diligence contributor on over a dozen deals. I sold a recruiting company that I cofounded, in 2017.

Political

State & national political experience

I have deep experience in state and national politics, having ran talent operations for a presidential campaign and then chaired a successive longshot State Senator race that transformed the political landscape of New York in 2018. Since then, I've been active in supporting democracy reform initiatives across the country.

Searches led, by function

Executive & General Management
  • Chief Operating Officer (2)
  • Chief of Staff (3)
  • Managing Director (2)
  • EVP & Head of West Coast
  • Executive Vice President, Digital
  • Head of Strategy
  • Deputy National Operations Director
  • Director (2)
Investment, Finance & Analysts
  • Partner (5)
  • Head of Finance
  • Analyst (12+)
Revenue, Growth & Partnerships
  • SVP Partnerships
  • VP Product & Partnerships
  • Senior Director, Sales & Partnerships
  • VP Growth & Development
  • SVP Operations
  • SVP Insights
People & Talent
  • Head of People
  • Director of Talent
  • Director of People Operations
  • Talent Manager
Product
  • Director of Product (2)
Communications & Creative
  • VP Communications & Narrative
  • Creative Director
  • Lead Videographer
Programs & Policy
  • Director of Programs & Climate Initiatives

Referral Partners

I have a network of high quality firms to refer in to projects that require:

  • Agentic transformation
  • Data & engineering
  • Content & creative
  • Newsletter publishing

Work sectors

My academic background is in ecology, climate science, and community development. I work on projects & ventures that are creating the American civilization that I want to see become real.

University of Vermont
Built Environment
Longevity & Healthspan
Climate Resilience
Manufacturing & Industrials
Democracy Reform
State & Federal Policy
Conservation & Rewilding
Cozytech