About Building Blocks
Building Blocks works with growth-stage CEOs, VC talent partners, and PE operating partners on executive leaders, heads of function, and critical senior hires.
Every engagement starts with a clear business need, agreed requirements, and a view of the candidate market. Troy leads a limited number of searches at a time.
Historical results: 92% completion · 95% retention · 150+ placements. Typically 4–6 weeks to offer.
Troy Frank | Managing Principal
Troy brings 25 years of executive search experience across health tech and life sciences. He assesses business context, maps relevant talent, and judges which experience will transfer across markets.
His searches cover executive leaders and heads of function at growth-stage companies serving payors, providers, and life sciences organizations. He combines hands-on search with AI-enabled research to reach beyond familiar titles and obvious competitors.
Markets we know
Health plans and payors
Technology and platforms serving health plans and payor organizations.
Providers and care delivery
Digital health, care enablement, and software for hospital systems and provider groups.
Life sciences
Pharma and biotech services, RWD/RWE analytics, clinical trial platforms, and intelligence tools.
Searches draw on the relevant market and adjacent sectors where experience can transfer.
How we work together
Every Building Blocks engagement is principal-led, from defining the mandate and mapping the market through candidate assessment, negotiations, and placement.
Modern AI-enabled research and talent intelligence tools expand our ability to identify, evaluate, and engage talent across relevant and adjacent markets. Troy brings 25 years of executive search experience to interpreting that intelligence, assessing candidates, and managing the engagement.
Principal-led execution ensures continuity, clear communication, and accountability at every stage of the search.