We build leadership capacity to navigate complex challenges and transform public services. Whether that’s identifying the next CEO, devising top team or board development programmes or driving through organisational change initiatives, we partner with organisations to provide future ready leadership, improved board performance and enable change acceleration.

Executive Search

We identify, recruit and develop future-ready talent. Our teams hold unrivalled knowledge of their markets and have nurtured deep networks and unique people intelligence.

Interim Leadership

We know you need senior specialists who can hit the ground running. We are experienced in delivering people who have the gravitas and skills to help you deliver your agenda.

Leadership & Talent

We are leadership development experts; accelerating contributions new talent brings and helping individuals fulfil their leadership potential.

Meet the team

Andrew Gillen - Delivery Consultant

Andrew Gillen

Delivery Consultant

Digital, Data & Technology

Shoaib Haroon - Principal Consultant

Shoaib Haroon

Principal Consultant

Central Government Digital, Data & Technology

Jo Ostrom-Hall - Senior Delivery Consultant

Jo Ostrom-Hall

Senior Delivery Consultant

Education Housing

Adeline Rozendaal - Senior Consultant

Adeline Rozendaal

Senior Consultant

Education

Jon Houlihan - Practice Director

Jon Houlihan

Practice Director

Local Government

Lizzie Buswell - Delivery Consultant

Lizzie Buswell

Delivery Consultant

Local Government

Ellie Masters-Gregory - Delivery Consultant

Ellie Masters-Gregory

Delivery Consultant

Housing

Marianna Michailidou - Assessment & Talent Consultant and Data Scientist

Marianna Michailidou

Assessment & Talent Consultant and Data Scientist

News & Views

GatenbySanderson and the Alzheimer’s Society: the journey so far

Local Government Leaders Podcast Cover GatenbySanderson

Local Government Leaders Podcast: Episode One

UHR Higher education

Who will lead successful change in Higher Education?

Banner for UPON leadership programme article GatenbySanderson

upon: free webinars for aspiring leaders in children’s services

Interim IIM survey

Interim work: why the IIM Survey is more important than you think

Innovation in leadership recruitment

Embracing innovation in leadership recruitment

Wired Differently: ADHD and me

Wired Differently: ADHD and me – Researcher, Laura Cubillo-Aparicio

Thea Stein in conversation with Robin Staveley

Thea Stein: overcoming the most pressing issues in health with data and curiosity