About Us
Chris Ederer, Owner/Search Consultant
Chris received his BA Economics and International Relations in 1987 from the University of Wisconsin Madison. For the next several years he was in a multi state sales position. In December of 1989 he joined a recruiting firm in Jeffersonville, IN. Within 5 years Chris earned multiple National Recruiting Awards that included (3) Recruiting Excellence awards, (2) Top 10 Consultants as well being part of the number one agency in the country for 1992. In August of 1995, James and Christopher was formed and subsequently moved to Wisconsin in 1996. Since then Chris has continued to earn multiple global awards to include Top Ten Consultant and Top FinanceNET importer. In 2003, Chris was ranked the number 2 individual recruiter in the world. Community activities include: President of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Club of Louisville; Cubmaster (3 yrs), Girls softball coach (4 summers) and Little League coach.
Since 2007, Chris has participated in multiple Sprint, Olympic and Half Iron Man triathlons and other physically demanding events such as the Toughmudder, Tyranena Beer Run and the Madison Marathon.
Chris has also earned his private pilot’s license and Instrument rating in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
About James & Christopher
We are affiliated with two (of the three) major worldwide networks of professional recruiters (IPA and NPA) to greatly increase our candidate base. Combined, these two organizations comprise of approximately 3000 recruiters. Chris has been in leadership positions within both of these professional organizations, has organized many meetings and given presentations on subjects such as Recruiting Best Practices and Negotiations. James & Christopher has been rated in the top 40 agencies (NPA) in the world 5 of the last 7 years.
Network Details
For detailed NPA information please visit: http://www.npainc.com
- Founded in Chicago in 1956, NPA is a member-owned cooperative of independent
executive recruitment firms governed by an elected Board of Directors. - NPA has over 350 member offices (approximately 1,500 individual consultants) in 18 countries on 6 continents.
- Member offices are located in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan (Republic of China), Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- In 2005, NPA members shared nearly US$9 million in split-fee revenue and over 5,700 job orders.
- NPA is a generalist network; split placement activity occurs in virtually all industries, disciplines, and occupations.
International Partner
Offices in:
Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom
I have known Chris for several years now and he is one of the best recruiters out there for senior level Executives. Chris has an exceptional network and he has the quality and skills to leverage his network to place top notch talents and grow his business. He not only understands his client needs to find right candidates, but he carries impressive knowledge and insights over various business functions.
I recently came to know one of his great qualities of being a good mentor and consultant. More importantly, Friendship & Relationship are extremely important to Chris and on many occasions, I have seen him going out of his way to help others even if he has to sacrifice his hard earned compensation.
I highly recommend Chris to anyone who is either in transition or is simply looking to fill critical talent in their organization, Chris is your answer.
Anees Mohammad
Chief Financial Officer
at Palladium Energy