Ben Highton

Lead Quant Recruitment Consultant at Carrington Fox

Ben Highton is a seasoned recruitment professional specializing in quantitative roles, currently serving as the Lead Quant Recruitment Consultant at Carrington Fox since January 2023. In this capacity, Ben focuses on contingent search mandates for high-profile clients, including hedge funds, investment banks, and trading firms in the US and London. Prior to this role, Ben was a Senior Quant Recruitment Consultant at Trace from February 2019 to January 2023, where responsibilities included leading the Quant Division and servicing top-tier buy-side firms. Earlier experience also includes a stint as an Executive Recruiter at Connections of New York in 2018. Ben holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Psychology from Connecticut College, obtained in December 2018, after starting studies at Fairfield University from August 2014 to May 2016.

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Carrington Fox

Carrington Fox has built its reputation as a niche headhunting firm, focusing primarily on search and contingent search mandates within cash and derivatives across the revenue generating centres of investment banking. Given the dynamic nature of the financial world, we have adapted to market changes and volatility, recognising the vital need to evolve our offering to client needs at every level. We are committed to providing an exceptional quality of service through our adaptability, investment in training and development, internal structure and global coverage. Through developing a genuine understanding of our client’s needs, we are able to support and comprehensively advise all parties involved in the process and not only meet, but exceed expectations through Carrington Fox’s renown provision of first-class services. The firm employs focused, well educated consultants working niche markets, who are committed to understanding our clients’ markets and specific needs in order to consistently surpass their expectations. Carrington Fox maintains an avid interest in ambitious, high achieving, experienced search and contingency consultants with strong academic backgrounds and a proven track record to join its team in downtown Manhattan. At every level, this business is hard-working and tenacious, polished and presentable, with excellent communication skills and is driven to offer current and future clients a broader, more comprehensive service.


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