John Keister & Associates is a boutique executive search firm specializing in the fields of:
  • Industrial, Operations and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Quality and Process Improvement (Continuous, Lean, Six Sigma)
  • Systems and Product Design Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics and Analytics
We conduct searches at the executive and senior staff levels.

Our firm was founded in 1987 when principals John and Beth Keister, while working in Engineering and Statistician roles within industry, saw the need for a search firm with a non-traditional approach to executive search.

We “speak the language” and have a unique understanding of technology, its application, how to assess candidates, and the challenges faced by hiring managers.

With offices in the Chicago area, we conduct executive searches throughout the United States.