Andy Sandler serves as Partner for SPORTSEARCH and SPORTS CAREERS, the leading non-traditional pioneer in executive recruitment and sports career development. He oversees the management and execution of retained executive searches in the Sports, Entertainment and Leisure Time industries. With a strong specialization in senior management acquisition, Andy has successfully completed more than 125 recruiting engagements over the past nine years at all executive levels. He provides guidance for SPORTSEARCH's vision and assures that the firm’s processes and efforts translate into measurable value for every client.

Prior to joining SPORTSEARCH and SPORTS CAREERS, Andy founded The Sandler Group, a retained executive search firm serving healthcare organizations throughout the United States. Providing overall leadership of the firm’s search operations, he directed both the business development and the fulfillment process successfully filling 100 percent of the positions for which the firm was retained.

Andy serves on the St. Louis Sports Commission Associates Board, the Executive Board of the Mid-America Association of Personnel & Staffing Services, past President of the St. Louis Chapter and is a member of the International Retained Search Association. As an industry leader, he speaks at numerous association conferences.

Andy holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana University. A native of St. Louis, he is an avid Cardinals and Blues fan. Other interests include traveling, cycling, golfing and spending time with his family.