Benchmark Team

Jeremy King

Managing Partner

Phone: 703.774.3532
Email: jeremy@benchmarkes.com

Jeremy King is co-founder and Managing Partner of Benchmark Executive Search responsible for end-to-end search execution and client development. Jeremy is a proven executive search consultant with over 13 years of experience. He specializes in the federal market and works with both public and privately held technology vendors and government contractors. Jeremy has developed trusted relationships with government and industry insiders, particularly within the intelligence, DoD and homeland security communities and has an active Top Secret clearance.  Having led and completed hundreds of C, GM, VP, and board level assignments, Jeremy is an expert in executive search.

Previously, he was a Managing Partner at Austin McGregor Executive Search. He joined the firm in 2000, opened the Silicon Valley office in 2003, and bought-out the founder with a partner in 2004. He then returned to the DC-area to expand the firm's East Coast High Technology practice and launch the Federal IT practice. With 13 years experience conducting high-impact CXO and VP level searches, Jeremy has demonstrated an unparalleled ability to consistently deliver results across all technology sectors, all functional roles, and in all major U.S. markets. Whether serving emerging/mature technology clients or $1B government contractors, he has led engagements in cyber security, enterprise/infrastructure software, web 2.0 services, engineering/IT services, satellite, communications/networking, wireless, and next generation delivery models such as SaaS and open-source. Representative VC firms Jeremy has completed searches for: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Sevin Rosen, Warburg Pincus, and GE Capital (Bay area), Benchmark Capital, Kodiak Ventures, and Flagship Ventures (Boston), Valhalla Partners, Paladin Capital, Core Capital, and  In-Q-Tel (Washington, DC).

Jeremy's experience in the technology industry dates back to 1995 where he led sales and business development for Erol's Internet, helping the company grow from 5,000 to over 100,000 customers, becoming the 7th largest ISP and then being acquired. Jeremy was then recruited to join DHR International, a top 10 retained executive search firm, as their youngest search consultant. He was on the leadership team of the company's early-stage high technology practice. Prior to that, he founded a consulting firm in Virginia which created and managed local fundraising campaigns. He grew to over 100 employees and raised millions of dollars for national charities. He graduated from Florida State University with a BS degree in Political Science. Jeremy co-founded and serves on the board of Hyperemesis Education & Research Foundation (HER), co-founded and serves on the board of MissionLink, is a member of Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), and Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA).