Deragon Team

Our financial services practice is formed by a team that brings deep expertise and knowledge of industry and a wealth of personal experience working closely with clients and candidates to build relationships of trust and confidence. The firm's seamless global network, time-proven search process and broad industry and regional expertise provide the competitive advantage necessary to recruit and develop world-class leadership teams.

Peter Deragon : President and Founder Pete started recruiting in 1994 as a natural follow through to a career in banking, capital markets, and investment sales. Pete now has over 25 years of experience in financial services and consulting, most of which had been focused in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Pete graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1981 with a degree in Political Science. Contact: peter@deragons.com

 

Caroline Whittaker: Vice President Operations Caroline came to Deragon Executive Search from a Financial Services Sales and Business Banking background, at a major Bank in San Luis Obispo. Caroline is the Office Manager for Deragon, and has effectively taken responsibility for the management of the flow of information and the communications traffic, along with considerable administrative responsibility, in our busy office environment. Caroline received her education at Northeastern University in Boston. Contact: caroline@deragons.com

 

Sybil Johnson: Research and Marketing Manager Sybil joined the Deragon Executive Search team in Spring 2007, after moving from Washington State. Sybil brings to Deragon over eight years in the financial services industry and a natural skill set for managing information and promotional activity. Sybil has a Bachelors degree in marketing from Eastern Washington University.  She is responsible for heading up research and database management, as well as managing all marketing functions. Contact: sybil@deragons.com