Phoenix Group International (PGI) was founded in 1985. From the beginning, PGI has been involved in the Wall Street Financial Services Community.
Stephen Flynn, the founder of PGI (originally Water Street Associates) worked at Goldman Sachs and has a deep understanding of the Investment Banking industry. Over the past 25 years, under the direction of Steve, PGI has grown and changed with the industry as it has evolved. Today, PGI focuses not only on traditional investment banking but private equity, venture capital, and corporate development within portfolio companies.
In 1989, Joanne Flynn joined the practice after a decade on Wall Street working for Goldman Sachs. Joanne's background has been in Strategic Business Development and she has been running our strategic consulting practice with global clients for over 20 years. Recently, Joanne has become involved in the recruitment effort.
In addition, PGI has highly experienced recruitment professionals located across the country. At PGI, we have always believed in working with both our clients and candidates on a true relationship basis. While embracing modern technology, integrity and professionalism remain at the core of the PGI business model.
PGI specializes in placing professionals for the following:
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- Alternative Asset Management Firms
- Investment Banking
- Portfolio Companies
- Corporations
The positions we fill include, but are not limited to:
- Analysts
- Associates
- Vice Presidents
- Principals
- Partners
- CEO/COO/CFO positions in portfolio companies
Whether you seek to hire professionals to join your firm, or look to find another career opportunity yourself, you should be very careful when selecting your recruiting firm. For both our clients and candidates, we offer:
- industry knowledge
- an extensive network of contacts
- a very strong candidate database
- a well-known and respected reputation
- extensive years of executive recruitment experience
If you are a candidate seeking a new career opportunity, we will:
- provide periodic e-mails which will highlight new career opportunities
- present your resume (only with your approval) when your qualifications and interests match our client's requirements
- advise you of the name of the client before your resume is presented
- treat your search with confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism