Ema Ostarcevic is a dynamic entrepreneur and business leader with a proven track record of driving organizational success through strategic workforce planning and executive search expertise. The founder and CEO of SEARCH Group Partners, a leading recruiting and executive search firm in
Salt Lake City, whose clients include Google, Tesla, and Goldman Sachs. Ema has spent over a decade transforming how companies attract, retain, and optimize talent to fuel growth and achieve critical milestones. Throughout her impactful career, Ema has assisted over 50,000 women in discovering new job opportunities.
Ema’s early career at Robert Half Inc. (NYSE: RHI) as a Managing Director in the Executive and Retained Search division in the Manhattan office gave her unparalleled access to Fortune 500 boardrooms–she was embedded as a
strategic partner for C-suite talent acquisition. This provided her with unique insights into the connection between leadership and organizational performance.
A Croatian immigrant whose family settled in Utah during the Croatian War of Independence, Ema brings a global perspective and empathy to her work and community service. She serves on the board of the Intermountain Health Foundation and Board Chair for the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. In these roles, she uses her business acumen to achieve the mission of improving lives through healthcare access and education.
