Our Team

Will joined Maven in February 2019 to help to drive the next stage of its growth – from global specialist financial services executive search firm to multi-industry talent solutions provider. His energy and positive outlook owe as much to winning a past battle with cancer, as to his lifelong love of cycling.

Will co-manages the firm with Gaurav globally and his personal areas of expertise span Global Markets, Investment Management, Investment Banking and Technology. Prior to joining Maven, he was a Partner and Global COO at Hogarth Davies Lloyd for 12 years, having started his career in a multinational recruitment company.

A craft beer aficionado and diehard Liverpool fan, Will studied Maths and Philosophy at King’s College London.

Gaurav founded Maven in 2007 with no sense whatsoever of the financial crisis to come. Since then, despite this lack of clairvoyance, he's driven the growth of a business that began with one small office in London into a global executive search firm with an established presence in London, New York and Hong Kong.

Gaurav has led searches across the Investment Banking, Investment Management and Global Markets businesses and now focuses on Maven's most senior mandates and relationships. Before founding Maven, he ran the Asia-Pacific practice for a large multi-national search firm.

Prior to the start of his professional life, Gaurav spent several years in academia, earning two Master’s degrees from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge.

When not working, Gaurav can be found diving into a new hobby, which could be anything from golf to Mandarin – though he has now resolved to enjoy the latter vicariously through his children instead.

Based in New York City, Erin leads our Investment Management team in the Americas. Before joining Maven, Erin built and led the Global Equities practice at a boutique search firm, where she and her team were able to successfully partner with some of the world’s leading hedge funds and fund-seeding platforms. She has also covered the Commodities sector, successfully placing physical and financial North American Oil Trading talent across trading houses, hedge funds, and banks.  

Specializing in placing Portfolio Manager and Analyst talent across asset classes, her approach is to be both a partner and advisor for clients and candidates alike.

Erin earned an MSc in Commerce from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School in 2015. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science at Bucknell University. While she ran competitive track for four years at university, she now gets her competitive energy out in intermural soccer and attending Buffalo Bills games.

Charles joined Maven in 2017 and is a key member of the Investment Management team. Charles focuses on Global Macro Portfolio Management & Trading, and has successfully executed searches in the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia. In July 2023, he relocated from London to New York.

Charles studied Economics at City University London where he was also a member of the Rugby 1st XV. He’s also passionate about basketball and getting to Kitzbühel to ski as often as he is able to.

David joined Maven’s Investment Management team in New York having had a six-year track record in investment management and commodity trading executive search. David’s body of work includes successful placements across energy trading leadership, deal origination, weather research and quantitative market analytics, working with clients in Singapore, Houston, New York, and London. He enjoys learning about niche markets and going in-depth with clients and candidates about where they find esoteric sources of alpha.

Having a dual degree in Economics and Liberal Studies from the University of Notre Dame, he considers himself a lifelong student and welcomes inbound conversations about trading, college football, or your favourite summer read.

In his free time, you can find David playing pickup basketball, golfing, or binging audiobooks on walks around Central Park.

Eric joined Maven’s New York office as an Associate in 2023 as part of the Investment Management business. He has a focus on equities and networks and builds relationships with portfolio managers. Prior to this, Eric worked at AlphaSights where he connected clients with leading experts and business professionals, primarily in the FIG space.  

Eric received his bachelor’s degree in communications and business from SUNY Oneonta. Outside of work he is extremely passionate about health & wellness. He is an experienced martial artist and avid weight-lifter, as well as a frequent reader of finance, business, and human psychology books.