Ashley Lacour Chatelain

About Ashley Lacour Chatelain

Technology executive search and full-cycle recruiting professional with 8+ years of experience spanning retained executive search and high-growth, in-house talent acquisition. Trusted partner to clients and senior leaders on Director through C-suite placements across technology, sales, marketing, and operations, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality executive talent in complex, multi-stakeholder searches. Experienced in hyper-growth in-house scaling through agency-free recruiting models and end-to-end search execution. Known for an intuitive ability to align client needs with elite, globally sourced talent—particularly for niche leadership roles in challenging or hard-to-penetrate markets—while consistently exceeding placement benchmarks with a current 90% placement ratio.

Experience

1. Senior Associate

   Korn Ferry

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Lead full-cycle executive search delivery for Senior Individual Contributors through C-suite leadership roles across enterprise SaaS, IT services, Semiconductor, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Consumer, and high-growth consulting• Partner with clients and internal leadership on search strategy, market mapping, and talent intelligence, delivering weekly executive-level status reports and progress updates throughout the search lifecycle• Source and assess senior leaders across Engineering, Product, Data/AI, Cloud Infrastructure, GTM, Sales, Marketing, and Operations• Deliver high-quality shortlists in niche and hard-to-penetrate markets through globally networked outreach and targeted research• Maintain a 90% placement ratio, consistently exceeding firm benchmarks across retained search engagements

Education

• Lamar Institute of Technology

  Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

  2012 — 2014

• Lamar Institute of Technology

  Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

  2008 — 2010