Summary
Chris Burrell is the president and founder of Burrell Associates Executive Search with over 30 years placing leadership and technical talent across Telecommunications, Cloud, Cybersecurity, SaaS and IT Managed Services. She partners with startups through Fortune 500s to deliver executive and sales hires that align with revenue objectives and company culture, leveraging a deep direct-marketing search practice and an extensive candidate database. Based in Plano, Texas, Chris has a track record of long-term client relationships—including CenturyLink, T-Mobile and Snow Software—and a specialty in retained and contingency searches for mission-critical roles. Her background in English and Political Science from SMU informs a consultative, communication-first approach to recruiting that often uncovers high-impact candidates beyond standard pipelines.
15 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BA, English and Political Science, BA, English and Political Science at Southern Methodist University