Company History
Larry Tyler is a Certified Public Accountant who got his start at Price Waterhouse (PW). After leaving PW, he worked as a CFO for a construction company and a cosmetics company before deciding to try his hand at executive search. As (his) luck would have it, the CEO of the executive search firm retired five months into Larry's tenure, leaving him with a difficult choice: find another position or buy the search firm.
Larry took the risk and purchased the executive search part of the business in 1978. Starting with himself and a part-time assistant, Larry's primary focus that first year was financial searches in general industry. Once he signed his first healthcare client, Larry found his passion and the business began to flourish. His background provided instant credibility among financial types and by the end of his second year, Larry was providing services exclusively to the healthcare industry. The company's name was officially changed to Tyler & Company in 1983.
Today, Tyler & Company is one of the strongest, most stable executive search firms in the country. Not only did the firm celebrate its 30-year anniversary in 2008, in April of that year, Tyler & Company became a member/shareholder of Signium International, a worldwide consortium of executive search firms. Signium membership allows us to keep our own ownership and control, while at the same time serving clients on a worldwide basis. For more on this relationship, please visit Larry Tyler's blog.
In November 2008, Tyler & Company passed a rigorous and competitive review, analysis and evaluation by Texas Hospital Association, which endorsed Tyler & Company as its sole retained executive search firm. Please click here for a printer-friendly flier outlining THA/HealthSHARE's selection process, or read the news release. Tyler & Company was featured in an article about Best Practices published in THA's magazine January/February 2009. Read how our "Systematic Approach to Executive Search Garners 'Perfect Candidates'" by clicking here.
In March 2009, Dennis J. Kain became President of Tyler & Company, while Larry continues in the firm as Chairman and CEO. Currently, Tyler & Company has 11 consultants, 10 research associates (recruiters) and a total complement of 30 people in five offices. Along with our home office in Atlanta, we maintain offices in Philadelphia, Charlotte, Austin and Cleveland.
Rated Among the Nation’s Leading Healthcare Search Firms
Tyler & Company usually appears in the top 20 of Modern Healthcare's largest healthcare search firms. We focus entirely on healthcare executive and life science searches, but define those industries broadly to include integrated delivery systems, hospitals, medical clinics, group practices, managed care entities, insurance companies and start-up/health service companies. Our clients include public and private organizations, faith-based systems, non-profit medical centers, tax-paying corporations and research companies. We conduct searches and recruit candidates nationwide.
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International Search Capability
Tyler & Company is a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC). Founded in 1959, AESC represents retained executive search consulting firms worldwide, and promulgates ethical and business standards for executive search firms. The association consists of quality retained executive search firms that are committed to the high standards of professional practice outlined in AESC's Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Guidelines.
Additionally, Tyler & Company is a member/shareholder of Signium International.