Role at BarkerGilmore
John Gilmore is the co-founder and Managing Partner of BarkerGilmore. With more than three decades of experience in executive search, John has skillfully navigated BarkerGilmore on its path to becoming the highest quality boutique in-house legal, compliance officer, and leadership advisory firm in the country. Dedicated to the advancement of others and functioning seamlessly across industries, John is a key advisor to many of the world’s most successful companies. Internally at the firm, John oversees the large and sophisticated recruiting function by heading up a team of high-performing executive search consultants. He is well known for his uncanny capacity to mentor and bring out the best in others.
John’s discretion and ability to move both quickly and effectively through the lifecycle of an executive search make him one of the most trusted and sought-after senior recruiting consultants in the industry. While leading Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer search assignments, often on a confidential basis, John partners closely with CEOs, CHROs, and Board Members of major organizations, including those of Fortune 1000, emerging growth, PE-owned, VC-backed, non-profit, and government entities.
Accolades
Considered an authority on succession planning, compensation, and employment trends for legal and compliance, his monthly articles are read by thousands of the top law firm and in-house lawyers in the country. He is often quoted in the press, and his insights have appeared in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Corporate Board Member Magazine.
Education
John holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Expertise
Executive Search
Experience
John’s unparalleled reputation in executive search and assessment led him to develop the next-generation CustomFit℠ process, which is employed in every BarkerGilmore engagement. This innovative tool provides a powerful recruiting solution yielding rates of candidate placement, diversity, and retention that are consistently far above industry average. John’s assessment process reveals the soft skills critical to candidate selection. Being Hogan Certified and having a wealth of experience, John’s reliance on key candidate indicators such as emotional intelligence and the ability to serve as a strategic advisor continues to be integral to his success.
Industry Experience
Industrial, Private Equity, Energy, Financial, Non-Profit, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology, Consumer
John's Insights
BarkerGilmore, a boutique recruiting firm specializing in legal and compliance executive search and leadership development, has recruited energy industry expert Brandy Anderson as the new General Counsel of Synthica [...]
Relentless succession planning remains an essential component of any well-run legal departments, despite the trend toward companies opting to fill more general counsel roles by hiring outside candidates, in-house [...]
Roughly two-thirds of companies are going outside to fill general counsel openings, a dramatic increase from past practice driven by the reality that few legal departments have candidates in [...]
