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Patrick Carey

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Founder at Stillwater Executive Search
📍 Los Altos, California, United States

Patrick is the Founder of Stillwater Executive Search, a firm that recruits executives and boards for PE-backed AI and SaaS companies. With 20 years of experience, he is a strategic leader focused on talent acquisition and technological innovation. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of San Diego.

Beyond his corporate work, Patrick is deeply committed to philanthropy and foundation work. He believes in extending professional responsibilities to benefit the broader community, leveraging his expertise to create a positive impact.

After two decades in senior talent and sales roles, he recently founded his own executive search firm.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Altos, California, United States
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Executive Recruiting
He founded Stillwater Executive Search to place GTM and Operations leaders within technology-focused private equity firms.
Enterprise AI & SaaS
His career has centered on talent acquisition and leadership within the Enterprise AI and SaaS markets, working with companies like SymphonyAI.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Founder
Stillwater Executive Search
2-2023 - 1-2025
Executive Recruiting Consultant
SAIGroup
1-2022 - 2-2023
VP, Talent & Employee Experience (SymphonyAI)
SAIGroup
7-2019 - 1-2022
Head of Talent Acquisition
SAIGroup
7-2016 - 3-2018
Vice President, Strategy & Operations
Symphony Talent
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Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
University of San Diego
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La Salle College Preparatory - Pasadena, CA
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