Combining the speed of modern technology with the judgment of seasoned recruiters to deliver C-Level and executive talent that's been vetted & vouched for by real people — not just matched by a machine.
Executive search has been built on relationships, judgment, and trust for decades. We're not here to change that. We're here to extend it. Giving companies a faster path to talent that's already been vouched for by the people who know it best and recruiters a platform to turn closed searches into new opportunities.
Slate Accelerator combines the rigor of retained search with the speed of AI — giving companies a curated network of proven executive leaders, and giving great talent the visibility they've earned.
A carefully curated selection of top C-level professionals, aligned with your unique business needs.
Filter by industry, location and skills to find the perfect match in seconds.
Built-in safeguards ensure complete privacy and protection.
The fastest path to hiring proven executive leadership


Honor your expertise. Extend its reach.
We use AI to move fast — and human expertise to ensure fast doesn't mean careless.
Gary Kastenbaum founded Slate Accelerator after a career spent learning the same lesson from two different vantage points.
First, as an HR executive — as CHRO at KPMG Consulting and in senior leadership roles at BASF and Abbott Laboratories — he understood what C-suite leadership truly demands from the inside.
Then, over years of executive search, he saw firsthand how the industry consistently underutilized one of its greatest assets: the deep pool of exceptional, already-vetted executives that every retained search leaves behind.
The opportunity was clear. Build the platform that connects that talent to the companies that need it — powered by technology, grounded in human judgment, and designed to honor the practice that produced it.