Boutique C-Suite Advisory
Counsel for those who lead at the highest level.
Sterling & Wolfe is a confidential advisory firm serving chief executives, boards of directors, and family offices on matters of strategic consequence. We take fewer than twenty engagements per year.
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Our Practice
Three areas of focus, singular depth
CEO Advisory
Confidential counsel for chief executives navigating succession planning, activist shareholders, strategic pivots, and legacy-defining decisions that shape institutions for decades.
Board Governance
Board composition analysis, governance restructuring, and fiduciary strategy for organizations where oversight quality directly determines enterprise value.
M&A & Transactions
Rigorous evaluation of acquisition targets, synergy modeling, and integration architecture for deals of consequence. We advise on transactions exceeding $500M.
Select Clients
Trusted by institutions of consequence
Fortune 50 Pharmaceutical Group
European Sovereign Wealth Fund
Global Private Equity Firm (Top 5 AUM)
Major U.S. Financial Institution
Multinational Energy Corporation
Family Office ($8B+ Assets)
Client identities disclosed with permission. Many engagements remain confidential by agreement.
Leadership
Partners of distinction
Victoria Sterling
Founding Partner
Harvard Law, former White House Economic Council
25 years advising Fortune 100 CEOs and sovereign institutions on matters of strategic consequence.
Harrison Wolfe
Founding Partner
Wharton MBA, former Goldman Sachs Partner
Led over $120B in M&A transactions across financial services, energy, and technology sectors.
Catherine Ashford
Senior Partner
Oxford PPE, former McKinsey Senior Partner
Specialist in board effectiveness and corporate governance for FTSE 100 and DAX 40 companies.
Perspectives
Thought leadership
February 2026
The Quiet Crisis in CEO Succession
Why 64% of boards lack a credible internal successor and how to build a pipeline without destabilizing current leadership.
January 2026
Governance in the Age of AI
A framework for boards grappling with artificial intelligence oversight, liability, and strategic deployment decisions.
November 2025
The Art of the Transformative Deal
Lessons from three decades of advising on transactions that fundamentally reshaped industries and institutions.
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