Jeff Christian founded Christian & Timbers as an executive search firm created to help major corporations identify leadership for high-level and specialized roles. The company developed around searches for C-suite executives, board members, and senior technology professionals, combining recruiting judgment with structured research and data. Christian & Timbers established an international presence through offices in Cleveland, Ohio, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, while serving organizations that needed leaders capable of supporting innovation, business transformation, operational discipline, and sustained growth in competitive markets.

Christian & Timbers became recognized for introducing technology-driven methods into an industry that had long depended on relationships, referrals, resumes, interviews, and manual research. The firm used artificial intelligence, science-based data, and analytical tools to examine candidate experience, professional history, performance indicators, and career patterns. This approach was intended to make executive search more precise and efficient while preserving careful evaluation for senior appointments. The company applied these methods to leadership searches in e-commerce, FinTech, SaaS, IoT, robotic manufacturing, and other technology-focused sectors.

Created by Jeff Christian, Christian & Timbers built its model around measurable criteria to support executive hiring decisions. Traditional searches can require lengthy reviews of professional networks, references, background information, interviews, and candidate histories before a small group of prospects is identified. The firm expanded that process by using data to compare leadership experience with organizational needs and performance expectations. By applying key performance indicators and structured evaluation methods, Christian & Timbers sought to identify qualified candidates in days rather than relying on search cycles extending for months.