PETE SMITH
Director, Executive Recruiter, Banking & Financial Services Practice
Pete Smith is an accomplished executive recruiter with 20 years of experience across a wide range of industries. As a Director in the Banking and Financial Services group at Berkeley Search, he specializes in connecting top-tier talent with leading organizations. His expertise spans banking, finance, legal, HR, operations, C-suite, and technology, making him a trusted partner for companies seeking high-caliber professionals.
Passionate about helping clients attract and retain the right talent, Pete takes a strategic approach to recruitment—matching candidates not just by skills and experience, but also by temperament and cultural fit. He believes that truly understanding a client’s needs, challenges, and success metrics is key to building strong, lasting professional relationships.
With a keen analytical mind and a research-driven approach, Pete excels at identifying the subtle but critical factors that define an ideal candidate. He balances precision with persistence, ensuring that every search is thorough, targeted, and effective. For him, recruiting is both a science and an art—rooted in data-driven insights and refined by years of intuition and experience.
Based in the East Bay, Pete enjoys music, reading, and the arts in his free time.