Key Takeaways
- • Calibre One named Rebecca Wilson a partner in its financial services practice, based in New York, with a co-leadership role in the global real estate practice alongside managing partner David Schumer.
- • Wilson most recently served as managing director and regional president at 20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions from 2018 until joining Calibre One.
- • Wilson's search work spans privately held owner/operators, private equity real estate firms, REITs, private credit and debt funds, retail banks, family offices, and traditional private equity firms.
- • Calibre One, a boutique executive search firm founded in 1999 with offices in London, San Francisco, and New York, positions the appointment as strengthening its financial services and real estate practices.
Summary
New York-based executive search firm Calibre One has named Rebecca Wilson as a partner in its financial services practice, according to a Hunt Scanlon Media report dated October 19, 2026. Wilson, based in New York, will also co-lead the firm's global real estate practice with managing partner David Schumer. Schumer said Wilson "combines decades of senior experience in financial services with a strategic consultant's perspective and a proven track record in executive search," adding that the firm is "delighted to welcome her as we continue to grow our financial services and real estate practices."
Wilson advises financial services and real estate organizations on senior hires across functions, working with domestic clients as well as international firms building U.S. leadership teams. Her career includes senior positions at Citibank, First USA Bank/Bank One, HSBC, and Lehman Brothers. She later founded and led a strategy consulting firm serving clients in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, where she launched new ventures, transformed operations, recruited executive talent, and advised CEOs. She subsequently served as managing director and regional president at 20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions from 2018 until joining Calibre One.
Calibre One describes itself as a boutique executive search firm with more than 25 years of experience building leadership teams for technology and innovation-led organizations across financial services, healthcare and life sciences, consumer, sports and entertainment, and industrials and infrastructure. The firm operates from London, San Francisco, and New York. The announcement was accompanied by promotional material for an upcoming Hunt Scanlon Media conference on private equity, venture capital, and high-growth leadership scheduled for October 28, 2026, in San Francisco.
Wilson advises financial services and real estate organizations on senior hires across functions, working with domestic clients as well as international firms building U.S. leadership teams. Her career includes senior positions at Citibank, First USA Bank/Bank One, HSBC, and Lehman Brothers. She later founded and led a strategy consulting firm serving clients in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, where she launched new ventures, transformed operations, recruited executive talent, and advised CEOs. She subsequently served as managing director and regional president at 20/20 Foresight Talent Solutions from 2018 until joining Calibre One.
Calibre One describes itself as a boutique executive search firm with more than 25 years of experience building leadership teams for technology and innovation-led organizations across financial services, healthcare and life sciences, consumer, sports and entertainment, and industrials and infrastructure. The firm operates from London, San Francisco, and New York. The announcement was accompanied by promotional material for an upcoming Hunt Scanlon Media conference on private equity, venture capital, and high-growth leadership scheduled for October 28, 2026, in San Francisco.
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