Trusted by the nation's top financial services companies.
We place transformative leaders who navigate disruption, harness technology, and deliver growth across financial markets.
The financial services industry is undergoing constant reinvention—shaped by technology, regulation, and customer expectations. AI and automation are redefining operations and client engagement, while digital-only banks, blockchain, and decentralized finance are reshaping how institutions deliver value and manage assets.
At ECA Partners, we help financial institutions adapt and lead through change. Our expertise spans banking, fintech, payments, and insurance, connecting firms with executives who can drive digital transformation, manage regulatory complexity, and lead high-performing teams. From visionary C-suite talent to specialized functional experts, ECA delivers leaders who enable agility, innovation, and sustained performance in an evolving financial landscape.
Our Areas of Expertise.
We deliver top executive talent and flexible consulting solutions across every major financial services vertical
SECTORS
Investment Management
Placing leaders who scale private equity, hedge funds, and asset managers.
Banking
Transforming retail, commercial, and corporate banks for the digital era.
Fintech
Disrupting financial services with software, lending, and digital platforms.
Payments
Leaders building networks and platforms that move money smarter.
Insurance
Modernizing underwriting, claims, and distribution in P&C and life markets.
FUNCTIONS & ROLES
Executive Search Roles
Interim, Fractional & On-Demand Consulting
Meet Your Financial Services Practice Leads
Steven Haug, PhD
Managing Director
As Managing Director at ECA Partners, Steven focuses on executive search for finance leaders across private equity and financial services. He specializes in placing CFOs, Controllers, and senior finance executives who enable operational excellence, compliance, and sustainable growth. His mandates span PE-backed and investor-owned businesses in asset management, financial technology, and insurance services. Before joining ECA, Steven taught and researched 20th-century German philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned his PhD.
Curtis Wise
Senior Director
Curtis is a Senior Director at ECA Partners focused on Financial Services executive search within the firm’s PE Portfolio Operations Practice. He partners with private equity investors, FinTech companies, and wealth management firms to recruit operational and commercial leaders who drive efficiency, digital transformation, and revenue growth. With firsthand experience leading operations and GTM teams in both PE-backed and Fortune 100 environments, Curtis combines an operator’s perspective with deep insight into value creation across financial services platforms.
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