Danielle Grumet
Managing Director

Danielle GrumetDanielle Grumet is a Managing Director with River North. She advises clients on their mid-management level search needs, bringing over five years of direct sales, service, and research expertise to the role. Known for her creative search strategies and enviable phone skills, Danielle has built a best-in-class process to identify talented leaders.

Handling complex search assignments across a variety of functions, for both domestic and global clients, Danielle manages all aspects of the search process. This includes establishing the research strategy and overseeing research efforts during name generation and company profiling. Further, she is responsible for developing position descriptions and positive go-to-market messaging; recruiting, screening and interviewing potential candidates, and conducting reference checks as needed; and consulting with the client during interviews and offer negotiations.

Prior to joining River North, Danielle served as a Senior Research Associate with the executive search consultancy at Cook Associates, Inc., as a dedicated resource of research and candidate development services for one of the firm’s key accounts.

She entered the executive search industry at Waveland International where she managed all research operations. At Waveland, she assisted in the development of search strategies and the implementation of research programs in support of the firm’s executive search assignments. In addition, she was responsible for creating business development letters and proposals, position specifications, candidate profiles and status reports.

Danielle’s career also includes customer service and technical positions in the insurance industry with Chicago-area firms including JMB Insurance and Near North Insurance Brokerage. During her tenure in this industry, she attended The Hartford School of Insurance to earn her national underwriter designation, and separately she earned a certification in Property/Casualty.

After achieving her BBA from Michigan State University, Danielle underwent a rigorous sales management internship with Nordstrom. The program focused on sales, merchandising, inventory and superlative customer service, and Danielle consistently received awards for generating high sales volumes.

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