Waverly Partners LLC has been ranked among the “40 Largest Retained Executive Search Firms” in the United States by Executive Recruiter News, an informational source for the executive search industry.

The listing is compiled using past year’s revenues and is considered an industry bellwether of trends and future developments.

Deborah Galbraith, Lawrence, is a managing director and principal for the firm, which was founded in 2002 and has seven offices across the country.

The firm serves clients in industrial, manufacturing, financial services, health care, economic development and nonprofit sectors.

For more information about the firm, go to www.waverly-partners.com, or contact Galbraith in her Lawrence office, at 856-9273.