Founding Partners
Guilherme Burleigh
Guilherme Burleigh is Managing Partner at 42, where he advises private equity firms, venture capital investors, portfolio companies, and founder-led businesses on executive talent and leadership strategy. His work focuses on helping organizations identify and attract leaders capable of driving growth, transformation, and long-term value creation.
Over the past 15 years, Guilherme has partnered with boards, CEOs, founders, and investment professionals across North America, Latin America, and Europe. He has led executive search mandates spanning C-suite leadership, investment teams, operating partners, and critical succession initiatives across a broad range of industries and growth stages.
His expertise is particularly concentrated within the private capital ecosystem, where leadership decisions often have a direct impact on business performance and investment outcomes. He is a trusted advisor to investors, boards, and executive leadership teams on leadership selection and executive talent decisions.
Jean Laurent
Jean Laurent is Managing Partner at 42. With over a decade of experience in executive search and leadership advisory, he supports boards, founders, and executive leadership teams where leadership selection is a governance-level priority.
Jean leads complex cross-border search mandates across the United States, Europe, Latin America, APAC, and the Middle East, supporting companies through growth, transformation, succession planning, and leadership transitions. His work is built on rigorous market mapping, direct headhunting, strict discretion, and a disciplined assessment process aligned with business strategy and organizational realities.
He is a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on defining role scope, evaluating leadership capability, and securing the right executives for high-impact, high-stakes appointments.