Silas Peterson is Chief Executive Officer and Owner of The Hire Firm. He holds the SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional) designation from SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the SPHR (Senior Professional of Human Resources) from HRCI, the Human Resource Certification Institute. He is also an American Staffing Association designated CSP (Certified Staffing Professional) and holds the PRC, CIR, ACIR, CSSR, and CDR certifications from AIRS, the global leader in recruitment training.

Silas has extensive experience as a recruiting consultant. His recent searches include work across a variety of industries, including technology and manufacturing, hospitality and food services, financial services, non-profits, education, gaming, construction, tribal governments, energy, and healthcare, and in the functional areas of human resources, finance and accounting, operations, executive management, customer service, and administration.

Silas is the immediate-past Board Chair of the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, and he is also helping to address Santa Fe’s acute housing shortage through involvement with the Santa Fe Housing Action Coalition. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and Past President of the Rotary Club of Santa Fe Centro, Past President of the Northern New Mexico Human Resources Association, and a former Commissioner for the City of Santa Fe’s Community Development Commission.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in French, from Portland State University, and a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics, from St. John's College. When not working or running, Silas enjoys spending time with his family, especially his 11-year-old daughter.