Retained Executive Search · Aerospace & Defense
The few hires that decide whether you scale or stall
Founder-led search for VP and C-suite roles. A Marine combat veteran leads every engagement, with a qualified shortlist within 30 days, if not sooner
Executive search led by someone who’s built defense companies
David Dickey has founded and built three defense companies, taking them from startup through sale and merger. He hired the leaders, lived with the results, and learned firsthand which hires move a company forward and which ones stall it.
Few executive search firms are run by someone who has sat on your side of the table. That’s what makes The Patriot Group different. David knows what a VP or C-suite leader has to deliver in this industry because he’s needed those leaders himself.
That experience shaped the Patriot Method. We evaluate every candidate on recent experience, real accomplishments, and relevant industry impact, and we document the proof so you know exactly what each person built and why they fit your stage.
Every search is exclusive and partner-led, with weekly reporting and a qualified shortlist within 30 days, if not sooner. And if the brief is wrong, we’ll tell you.
