Summary
Rupert Lion is a senior executive search and organisational strategy specialist with 20+ years of experience across tech, media and gaming, currently leading Odgers’ Scale Up Collective in the US from Austin. He blends Tier-1 strategy consulting (OC&C, Deloitte), investment analysis at Morgan Stanley, founder-level entrepreneurship, and chartered accountancy to advise VC, PE and corporate clients on talent-led growth. Rupert has built and scaled search and org-strategy businesses across Europe and the US, founded and exited a boutique consultancy, and launched a virtual fitness startup—demonstrating a rare mix of commercial rigor and product experimentation. He is known for placing C-suite and senior leaders across the US, UK, Nordics, Netherlands and DACH, and for translating behavioural insight (MA in Experimental Psychology, Oxford) into practical hiring and organisational design. Colleagues value his ability to connect investor priorities with operational hiring plans to drive measurable momentum in portfolio companies.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Developer Bootcamp, Full Stack Developer Bootcamp at Craft Academy
MA Experimental Psychology, MA Experimental Psychology at University of Oxford