Nicholas Barton is the Founder & CEO of The Barton Partnership, an award-winning executive recruitment firm providing permanent search, independent consulting, and consulting services from strategy to execution. Their network spans Strategy & M&A, Digital, Data & Analytics, ESG & Sustainability, and Transformation & Change across all sectors. Since 2007, they have partnered with Private Equity organisations and their portfolio companies, operating from offices in London, New York, Paris, Singapore, and Sydney. Through a curated network of over 8,500 independent consultants, The Barton Partnership delivers business-critical projects across the US, EMEA, and APAC. In 2024, they were featured in Forbes' World's Best Management Consulting Firms and ranked in the Financial Times' Leading Management Consultants for the third consecutive year.