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rthur Diamond is a retained executive search firm in Bethesda, Maryland, known for long and fruitful relationships with a growing list of corporations in a range of specialized fields — with frequent search assignments beyond those industries.

Since 1971, we have specialized in confidential, highly focused executive searches for key senior management and professional positions. Our success and longevity as a company have been the direct result of our proprietary selection process, and our deep understanding of each client’s corporate culture, in addition to our extensive recruitment network and personal contacts.

The firm’s approach is to consider a candidate’s resume and track record as minimal entry requirements for a position; the true markers for achieving a successful placement lie with recognizing a candidate’s personal traits, and in evaluating how compatible he or she will be with the new corporate culture.

Our Mission

Our Values

Arthur Diamond wraps each custom assignment in the values it has embodied for over 40 years.

Discretion

As a trusted partner to our clients, we guard each client’s desire for privacy. We ascertain how much information each client wants to reveal to potential candidates, and conform rigidly to those policies.

Integrity

Trust and confidence are key reasons our clients stay with us long term. So integrity is the bedrock foundation of our firm. Arthur Diamond has never, and will never, “poach” a candidate we’ve already placed.

Senior Involvement

Each assignment receives the personal attention of an Arthur Diamond senior executive. At present, each of our key people has an average of 20 years in the executive search field.

Personal Attention

Our business is one of human interactions. Success can only be achieved through investing hours of personal attention in a series of serious, focused conversations and negotiations. This might not be the only way to do executive recruitment. But—evidenced by a track record defined by successful placements and long-term client loyalties—it’s the only way we do recruitment at Arthur Diamond.

Barton Ribakow

President of Arthur Diamond

Now celebrating over 40 years of excellence in executive recruitment, Bart formed Arthur Diamond in 1971 after graduating from The Ohio State University. Since that time, he has developed the firm into a full-service executive recruitment and consulting firm.

The firm’s success can be measured by the multitude of long-term client relationships that Bart has formed over the years.

As an executive search consultant, he has extensive experience working with organizations to develop new divisions and recruit senior management. Bart brings a strong sense of human understanding to the executive selection process, in addition to recognizing career credentials and “resume relevance.” He prides himself on introducing his clients to highly qualified, thoroughly vetted applicants who represent diverse backgrounds and a broad range of experience. Client satisfaction is his highest priority.