Lauren Shearer

Lauren Shearer is a Partner at Hobson Leavy and has been with the firm since 2021. Lauren brings over 13 years of experience in executive search including seven years working for the UK’s largest executive search firm, based in London.

At her previous firm, as a Consultant in the Global Technology and IT Services Practice, she partnered with high-growth software firms to attract and appoint their critical leadership talent across the UK, Europe, and North America. During her tenure she also enjoyed a secondment to the firm’s Chair and NED Practice where she assisted on commercial non-executive mandates for a variety of clients including FTSE listed, private and family-owned businesses.

Lauren started her executive search career with a boutique search firm headquartered in Wellington. She holds a Bachelor of Science, Psychology (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Human Resources and Management) from Victoria University of Wellington.