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Columbia ltd provides executive search services to local government agencies throughout the western United States.  Incorporated in 2016 by Andrew Gorgey, who serves as Chief Executive Officer and lead recruiter, the firm maintains its principal place of business and headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more information, please visit https://columbialtd.com.

Mayors, commissioners, supervisors, council members, trustees, directors, and board members trust Columbia ltd to help them with one of the most important decisions they will ever make, choosing their next manager.  Similarly, professional local government managers and human resources professionals trust Columbia ltd to find high-performing, ethical professionals to complete their executive leadership teams. 

“Excellence in Executive Recruiting.”  The essence of “Excellence in Executive Recruiting” is a deep commitment to our clients and the communities we serve.  We listen actively, and carefully.  Through diligence, a strong work ethic, working with a sense of urgency, attention to detail, and anticipation of every client agency’s unique needs, we are able to find the chief executive, director, manager, or department head, who best fits the community, its elected officials, the organization, and its professional management. We help you find the ideal candidate to address the challenges you are facing now, to execute faithfully your policy priorities, to help develop strategy and meet your goals, and to provide solid, consistent leadership and management for years to come.

Values-based. Mission-driven. Columbia ltd is the executive recruiter of choice in the western United States. This is because we are completely committed to a principle-centered, values-based approach to the essential local government function of bringing the best-qualified professionals into the organization. Everything we do is fueled by these eight values: Excellence, Professionalism, Ethics, Courage, Adaptability, Innovation, Continual Improvement, and Service.  These are not just words – these are core values to which we adhere every day.  

Living our values allows us to meet Our Mission:

We serve local governments and their citizens through excellence in executive recruiting, advancing organizations, improving teams, and enhancing communities, one recruitment at a time.

We ensure each client agency has meaningful choice between highly-qualified candidates, in every professional discipline, who meet the needs of the organization and community.