Jennifer O'Connell
Jennifer O'Connell
Title
Managing Director & Global Leader
Firm
Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.
Office Address
Almack House, 28 King Street
London, SW1Y 6QW
United Kingdom
London, SW1Y 6QW
United Kingdom
Industry Specialties
Consumer
Legal
Technology
Private Equity | Venture Capital
Arts | Culture
Functional Specialties
Business Development
General Management/CEO/COO
Finance and Accounting/CFO
Board of Directors
Services
Assessment
Board Advisory
Executive Search
Succession Planning
Talent Mapping
Board Advisory
Executive Search
Succession Planning
Talent Mapping
About Ms. O'Connell
Jennifer leads the Global Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. She is a client relationship manager for several key accounts and also works closely with the Board & CEO Advisory Practice.
Based in London, she is a trusted advisor to companies across all sectors, with particular expertise in consumer, technology, financial services, and private equity-backed businesses. Jennifer provides advice and guidance on search mandates, succession planning, assessment, and wider talent management.
Before joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Jennifer worked at a boutique executive search firm, where she conducted partner-level hires for top-tier law firms. Before that, she spent six years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a solicitor, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, securities transactions, and corporate governance matters.
Jennifer studied Law with German at the University of Birmingham. She is a qualified solicitor and sits on the Board of Trustees of The Adolescent & Children’s Trust.