Strategic Sustainable Growth

Amidst Disruption

Strategic Sustainable Growth
Amidst Disruption

Partnering with Ambitious Leaders & Investors

Julia works at the strategic intersection of clients, people & culture, and governance — bringing a high-impact, pragmatic approach to boards and leadership teams. Her experience spans founder-led firms, global partnerships, and private equity-backed businesses.

She guides businesses to scale with purpose across four critical pillars:

Market Positioning

Elevating brand, reputation capital, client experience – to lead in competitive markets.

Strategic Growth

Unlocking sector plays, service lines, digitalisation – combining acquisitions with organic momentum.

People & Culture

Strengthening leadership, succession, accountability – embedding performance with humanity.

Operational Platform

Professionalising functions, systems – to enable scale and improve margin.

Julia’s Independent Chair/NED portfolio includes : Rouse IP (Intellectual Property), Lockton (Insurance), Knight Frank (Property Consultancy), The Center for Professional Services Research (Data & Insight), The Institute for Corporate Governance, and private equity firms on pre-deal advisory.

Previously, she NED at Specialist Risk Group, supporting its transformation and successful exit to Warburg Pincus and Temasek.

Executive Background

Julia spent 12 years as Chief Strategy Officer at Baker McKenzie, serving on the London and global boards. Prior to that she was an Equity Partner at a niche international strategy consulting firm (with 4 years in the US), leading the sale to Thomson Reuters. She began her career as a lawyer.

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Strategic Sustainable Growth