Joshua O'Connor works closely with leaders across the Industrial and Natural Resources Industry to bring a fresh, entrepreneurial perspective to their businesses. Based in London, he has extensive experience with business development and project execution.
Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Joshua worked at a boutique international executive search and advisory firm focused on the private equity industry, where he held a variety of roles. As a principal, he led the business services practice and worked across the industrials and education sectors, covering pre and post deal search, due diligence and deal origination for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Prior to that he was a consultant for Saxton Leigh, a financial services recruitment consultancy, where he worked with the founder to build the Luxembourg and Netherlands divisions. He spent his earlier career as a musician.