Owen Francis

United Kingdom
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Owen Francis

Director, Higher Education & Group Inclusion Lead

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Owen Francis is Director, Higher Education & Group Inclusion Lead at Alumni Global, where he leads executive search for universities, research institutes and other education organisations from London. He also leads the firm's diversity and inclusion work, with functional expertise in board, CEO, CHRO and people, and academia and education roles.

Bio

Owen Francis leads the Higher Education division in the Global Healthcare and Higher Education Practice at Alumni Global, delivering executive search, diversity and inclusion and consulting services to universities, research institutes, and other education-related organisations across the public and private sectors, nationally and internationally.

Owen Francis is also the Lead for Diversity and Inclusion at Alumni Global, developing our thought leadership, events and consultancy around diversity and inclusion best practice for clients and candidates across a range of sectors and geographies.

“Inclusive leadership doesn’t begin in the boardroom – it begins in the search process.”
— Owen Francis, Director, Higher Education & Group Inclusion Lead, Alumni Global

Prior to joining Alumni Global in 2017, Owen Francis was a Consultant in the Charities and Social Enterprise Practice of an award-winning medium sized executive search and interim management firm, and before this was a Head of Research for a boutique executive search and interim consultancy practice based in the City, where he supported the Chief Executive in the search and selection of senior individuals in the financial services, technology and healthcare sectors.

Owen Francis has a particularly extensive track-record delivering searches for executives within the following functions: CEO and Board.

Owen Francis holds a Master's degree with Distinction in Critical Theory and Philosophy from King’s College London, UK and a First Class Honours degree in English Literature.

Areas of expertise

Service Line

  • Executive Search

Industry Expertise

  • Public and Social Sector

  • Higher Education

Functional Expertise

  • Board

  • CEO

  • CHRO and People

  • Academia and Education

Specialist Expertise

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Search markets

  • United Kingdom

Contact

Office location: London, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 73 8702 2263
E-mail: owen.francis@alumniglobal.com
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