Biography
Adam N. Thacher

Adam Thacher has a ten-year track record of completing searches quickly and successfully for both venture capital and private equity firms.

Adam's focus is on consumer products and consumer-oriented technology companies. Prior to establishing his own firm, Adam held senior-level positions with two international retained search firms. He served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for an early-stage technology company, where he created and implemented the firm's first sales program, repositioned its primary business, and assisted in raising capital. He began his career managing successful product lines at Carnation Company and Intuit.

With fifteen years of experience in line management as a marketing leader for consumer products and technology companies, Adam understands business objectives and recruiting needs from the client's perspective. He also demonstrates the ability to present candidates with the client's true value proposition and the realistic challenges of the position.

Adam holds an MBA in Marketing and Business Policy from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in Psychology from the University of Santa Barbara. He received his high school diploma from the Groton School and enjoys tennis, golf and photography. He resides in Piedmont, California with his wife and three children. Adam is a member of the San Francisco Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.

Biography
Megan Burke

Megan Burke is an award winning sales professional and sales trainer. Prior to joining Thacher Executive Search, she was for 8 years one of the top performing business development executives within Spherion's Human Capital Consulting Group. She managed many of the company's largest accounts and has extensive relationships with the HR community in Northern California. She graduated from the University of Denver with a BA in English Literature and Art History and has a Master's in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco.