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Our Team

The right talent can make or break an investment.
With over 25 years of experience advising private equity firms and their portfolio companies, every search we complete is underpinned by the full power of our team.

Scott Dunklee
Scott DunkleeManaging Partner
Scott is a Founder and Managing Partner of the Lancer Group, a Private Equity-focused executive search firm and human capital consultancy providing private equity clients and their portfolio companies high-impact C-suite talent who drive exceptional value creation.
Brett Williams
Brett WilliamsPartner
Brett is a Partner at the Lancer Group with more than 15 years of experience in sourcing and recruiting. He focuses on executing and delivering Board and C-Suite searches for Private equity-backed software and technology-enabled businesses. The first half of Brett's career centered around competitive intelligence, and he worked for investment banks, global credit card issuers, and big pharma.
Haley Morrison Head of Marketing
Haley leads all marketing activities for Lancer Group.
Steven SaundersSVP Client Partnerships
Steven is responsible for all client partnerships.
May Ling Lai
May Ling LaiHead of Analytics Products
May Ling is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of managing teams and working with C-level executives and board members.
Marilyn Buehler
Marilyn BuehlerAssociate Recruiter
Marilyn is an Associate Recruitment Consultant with Lancer Group and is responsible for supporting the firm’s search execution and business development initiatives.
Adler Zachary
Adler ZacharyResearch Associate
Adler Zachary is a Research Associate at The Lancer Group. His expertise in market research and statistical analysis strengthens our team’s efforts in identifying and securing top leadership talent.
Idil Sekizkok
Idil SekizkokResearch Associate
Idil Sekizkok joined The Lancer Group in 2024 after graduating from the University of California, San Diego.
Matt Lasov
Matt LasovBoard Advisor
Matt Lasov, Blue Ocean’s Chief Financial Officer (NASDAQ: BOCN), is an accomplished finance and strategy executive in the professional services and technology industries, with a strong track record of growing and operating businesses globally.
Sarah Cruz
Sarah Cruz Executive Assistant & Recruitment Coordinator
Sarah is an Executive Assistant & Recruitment Coordinator at Lancer Group.
William Charters
William ChartersWellness Advisor
William Charters is a Wellness Advisor and health consultant to Lancer Group.
Haydon Knight
Haydon KnightAsia–Pacific (APAC) Advisor
Haydon is a former Consultant with the Lancer Group where he was responsible for driving the firm’s executive search operations and business development initiatives.
Simon Villata
Simon VillataBusiness Development
Simon Villata joined The Lancer Group in 2019, performing business development and executive search duties ever since.

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