Where to Find a Fractional CRO in Richmond in 2027

CRO Syndicate offers fractional CRO, interim CRO, strategic revenue projects, sales health checks and high-performance coaching. Richmond is not on its locations list: it lists Washington, D.C., where its headquarters is at 601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, plus New York, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, New England, Tampa and Canada. Pricing is quoted on request.

Fahrenheit Advisors is a Richmond, VA-based firm headquartered at 1500 Mactavish Avenue, with consultants across the country. Its fractional and interim solutions list Chief Revenue Officer, VP of Business Development and VP of Sales under Sales Advisory, alongside CEO, CFO and CHRO roles. The firm cites more than 140 consultants nationwide, and in December 2024 it was sold to Smith + Howard while its co-CEOs stayed in their roles. Pricing is not published.

Sales Xceleration’s Virginia consultants page lists Glenn Kurtz in Richmond, VA, who it says helps Richmond-area businesses achieve breakthrough results. It also lists T.M. Dickinson in Charlottesville and Susan Mann in Suffolk. Its Fractional Sales Directors provide the leadership, strategy and structure a sales team needs without the full-time cost of a traditional VP of Sales. Pricing is not published.

VACEOs, formerly the Virginia Council of CEOs, began in early 2000 when a group of CEOs gathered at the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce to discuss confidential peer roundtables. It describes itself as exclusively member-led, with a $1M-$400M revenue range and companies of 5-3,000 employees, and offers monthly peer-to-peer sessions with fellow CEOs. The office is at 4309 Cox Road in Glen Allen. Dues are not published on the pages we read.

EO Richmond is the Central Virginia chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, founded in 2019. The chapter cites ~50 members with $3.6M median sales and 1,232 employees, and it is part of a global network of ~20,000 leaders across 61 countries. Pricing is not published on its About page, and it does not place executives.

RVATECH is the Richmond Technology Council, a member-driven association formed in 1989 as the Central Virginia High Technology Network. Its events include a C-suite Series, Tech On Tap networking and an Annual Gala with 750+ Richmond technology leaders. Annual membership runs from $300 for a Small Business Member to $25,000 for a Catalyst Partner, and the office is at 1717 East Cary Street.

Startup Virginia is a nonprofit high-growth business incubator and entrepreneurial hub, launched in 2016 with founding partner Capital One. It says its incubator has advanced 303 startups that have raised $407M of capital, and its offerings include educational programs and networking events. It is at 1717 E. Cary St. Pricing is not published on its home page, and it does not place executives.

ChamberRVA calls itself the trusted voice for modern business in the Richmond region, with a focus on advocacy, relationship building, workforce development and regional collaboration. Its programs include Small Business Perspectives, ChamberRVA Mix, Nonprofit Network and Leadership Development. The office is at 919 East Main Street, Suite 1700, and membership rates are not published on its Membership page.

The Greater Richmond Partnership is the lead regional economic development organization for the City of Richmond and Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties. It offers no-cost site location assistance to expanding domestic and foreign companies and describes Greater Richmond as home to 12 Fortune 1000 headquarters. The office is at 800 E. Canal Street, Ste. 925. It does not place executives.

Executive Education at the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business offers classes and workshops, consulting and coaching services, and development programs. Its listed programs are open-enrollment courses, the Train-the-Trainer Certificate Program, the RISE Certificate Program, AI at Work and Custom Engagements. Program fees are not published on the home page, and it does not place executives.