About Mirador Talent Consulting

Specializing in recruiting and advising talent leaders, Mirador Talent Consulting partners with you in multiple ways to ensure your team has the talent, capabilities and strategies to chart the course forward. Our mission is to create a long-term partnership that delivers real value by supporting your short and long-term success.

Brian P. Moorhouse - Principal

Brian Moorhouse is a Principal of Mirador Talent Consulting, which specializes in leadership recruitment and talent acquisition advisory services.

Brian brings over twenty years of experience in talent acquisition and executive recruiting and has conducted hundreds of executive level searches across a wide range of industries and functions including financial services, food & beverage, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, life sciences, private equity, and professional services. During his career Brian has worked with a variety of public companies, professional services firms, executive search firms, private equity and venture capital firms.

Prior to founding Mirador Talent Consulting, Brian was responsible for executive recruiting, enterprise sourcing and talent analytics for Liberty Mutual. Prior to Liberty Mutual, Brian was the global head of executive recruiting for Merck where he worked closely with talent management and succession planning to develop and implement short and long-term talent strategies. Previously, Brian held human resources leadership roles for Korn Ferry, JP Morgan Chase, and ARAMARK.

Earlier in his career, Brian spent eight years in retained executive search with two global executive search firms where he conducted hundreds of executive searches within healthcare, higher education, and life sciences.

Brian has a Bachelor's degree in psychology and human resources from Thomas Jefferson University.

Karen Machol Piraino - Principal

Karen Machol Piraino is a Principal of Mirador Talent Consulting, which specializes in leadership recruitment and talent acquisition advisory services.

Karen brings nearly twenty-five years of experience in talent acquisition, executive recruitment, workforce/succession planning and Human Resource Business Partnership leading these efforts in a wide range of industries including healthcare, life sciences, global industrial manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and hospitality/facilities services. During her career, Karen has worked in public and private companies, a professional search firm, both for profit and not-for-profit companies and a private equity-backed organization.

Prior to joining Mirador Talent Consulting, Karen was responsible for leading all aspects of recruitment and on-boarding for Hackensack Meridan Health Network (HMH), the largest health network in the State of New Jersey. Prior to HMH, Karen was the global head of Talent Acquisition for Axalta Coatings Systems – a DuPont spinout bought by Carlyle Private Equity with a successful IPO in a record 21 months. Previously, Karen held human resources leadership roles for DuPont, Teva Pharmaceuticals and ARAMARK.

Earlier in her career, Karen spent eight years in global chemical manufacturing in roles including Product Management, technical management and product safety/regulatory compliance.

Karen has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Fordham University and graduate studies in Environment Health from the University of Cincinnati.