EXPLORE

Explore Company is a retained executive search and management consulting firm based in Kensington, Maryland, that specializes in recruiting senior leadership and board members for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. Operating with a dedicated workforce of 11 to 50 employees, the agency generates its primary revenue by charging structured placement fees for its specialized executive recruitment and advisory services. The firm focuses its search mandates exclusively on the civic, social, and environmental sectors, partnering with various charitable institutions, private foundations, and public advocacy bodies across the United States. Its active client portfolio includes prominent conservation and wildlife organizations such as the Delta Waterfowl Foundation, alongside several other national philanthropic entities seeking strategic guidance and executive management transitions. The executive search firm Explore Company was officially established in 1999 by founder and current president Daniel Sherman.