Executive IndexFractional Executive Index

CFO CMO COO CTO CRO CIO Research

Updated October 28, 2026

Updated October 28, 2026

Models

Each page ranks fractional COO firms by how the engagement is staffed.

Involvement models

Bench / Marketplace Model7 firms · #1 vChief
Boutique Team, Named Lead8 firms · #1 ScaleUpExec
Solo Practitioner, High-Touch9 firms · #1 Purpose In Action

Fractional Executive Index

Roles

CFO
CMO
COO
CTO
CRO
CIO
CHRO
CAIO
CISO

Firms

Kruze Consulting
Zabella
Magnano Advisory
airCFO
CFO directory

People

CFO
CMO
COO
CTO
CRO

Industries

Manufacturing
Technology startups, general
Construction
Nonprofit / education
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Locations

New York City (NYC)
Texas
Colorado
Massachusetts
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Stages

Established / profitable SMB
Exit / M&A readiness
Pre-seed / seed
Series A-B
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Models

Bench / Marketplace Model
Boutique Team, Named Lead
Solo Practitioner, High-Touch
Companies with $1M-$30M annual revenue
Founder-led / bootstrapped SMB
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Methodology

How we score

Research

Reports

Every ranking on this site is scored against a public methodology and dated. No firm can score a perfect result.