We are Cates Consulting, founded by Elena Cates in 1991 we are a boutique executive search firm with a highly successful and unique approach to offering executive recruiting services. Cates Consulting is Small Business Certified and we are Women’s Business Enterprise National Council – Certified Women Business Enterprise. The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the nation’s leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America’s corporations. With offices in Connecticut, California and Florida, we conduct searches on a global basis. Elena Cates and Rachel Galligan, commonly known as “The Search Sisters,” have over 40 years of experience in executive recruiting. We proudly introduce our firm to you. Cates Consulting is committed to the principles of non-discrimination in the workplace. We make a proactive and good faith effort to include a diverse pool of candidates in every assignment, and recommend an individual’s candidacy on the basis of qualifications and potential without regard to race, age, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.