Durable progress is built from the inside out.

Alder & Co. advises ambitious leadership teams navigating decisive inflection points.

Advisers meeting with business leaders in a sunlit office.
Advisers meeting with business leaders in a sunlit office.

120+

Mandates delivered

100%

Partner led

London

Headquarters

01 / The Conviction

Why Alder exists

Alder partners discussing a client engagement around a table.
Alder partners discussing a client engagement around a table.

“Traditional consulting sells answers. We build the capability to act.”

The founding charter · London 2018

“Traditional consulting sells answers. We build the capability to act.”

The founding charter · London 2018

Advisory that stays until momentum is second nature.

Most transformation programmes unravel the moment external advisors depart. We stay immersed alongside your leadership team until execution is self-sustaining.

Advisory that stays until momentum is second nature.

Most transformation programmes unravel the moment external advisors depart. We stay immersed alongside your leadership team until execution is self-sustaining.

02 / Operating Principles

How we work

Four commitments that guide our work.

Non-negotiable standards that govern how we advise and collaborate with client partners.

01 / Principle

Uncompromising Candour

Telling leaders what they need to know, not what is comfortable.

01 / Principle

Uncompromising Candour

Telling leaders what they need to know, not what is comfortable.

02 / Principle

Deep Operating Context

No generic playbooks. Solutions built directly from your operating reality.

02 / Principle

Deep Operating Context

No generic playbooks. Solutions built directly from your operating reality.

03 / Principle

Senior Ownership Only

Led and delivered exclusively by partners who have run businesses.

03 / Principle

Senior Ownership Only

Led and delivered exclusively by partners who have run businesses.

04 / Principle

Transfer of Capability

Our metric of success is that your team no longer needs our presence.

04 / Principle

Transfer of Capability

Our metric of success is that your team no longer needs our presence.

03 / Measured Outcomes

Eight years of independent counsel

Quiet impact, measured in lasting enterprise resilience.

8+

Years of Advisory

Independent London partner

8+

Years of Advisory

Independent London partner

8+

Years of Advisory

Independent London partner

120+

Inflection Points

Global turnaround & growth

120+

Inflection Points

Global turnaround & growth

120+

Inflection Points

Global turnaround & growth

£2.4B+

Value Unlocked

Enterprise value unlocked

£2.4B+

Value Unlocked

Enterprise value unlocked

£2.4B+

Value Unlocked

Enterprise value unlocked

92%

Direct Referral Rate

Direct referral mandates

92%

Direct Referral Rate

Direct referral mandates

92%

Direct Referral Rate

Direct referral mandates

04 / Our Leadership

Senior minds. Direct access.

Practitioners who have operated, led, and delivered.

Senior minds with board-level governance and frontline operational leadership.

Studio portrait of Alder partner David Okonjo.

David Okonjo

Managing Partner · Strategy

Advises executive boards and CEOs on long-term portfolio strategy, governance, and enterprise growth.

Studio portrait of Alder partner Elena Vance.

Elena Vance

Senior Partner · Organisation

Specialises in operating model design, leadership team alignment, and cultural transformation.

Portrait of David Okonjo in a professional setting.

Tomás Reyes

Partner · Finance Transformation

Managing Partner · Strategy

Leads balance-sheet restructuring, performance management, and strategic capital allocation.

Studio portrait of Alder partner James Alistair.

James Alistair

Senior Partner · Operations

Drives complex operational turnarounds, supply chain resilience, and sustained margin improvement.

Professional portrait of Alder partner Elena Vance.

Amara Okafor

Partner · Digital & Technology

Senior Partner · Organisation

Guides digital modernisation, technology due diligence, and enterprise architecture evolution.

Studio portrait of Alder partner Sarah Jenkins.

Sarah Jenkins

Partner · Value Creation

Accelerates commercial performance, post-merger integration, and organic revenue expansion.

05 / Careers

Join the partnership · London

We are looking for senior minds who think like owners.

Alder & Co. operates as a true partnership. We recruit experienced operators, strategists, and turnaround leads who thrive on direct client impact without the bureaucracy of traditional consulting.

Strategy & transactions

Director · Corporate Strategy

London · Full-time

Lead executive advisory mandates across capital allocation, portfolio transformation, and board governance.

Strategy & transactions

Director · Corporate Strategy

London · Full-time

Lead executive advisory mandates across capital allocation, portfolio transformation, and board governance.

Operations & transition

Principal · Operations & Turnaround

London / Hybrid · Full-time

Drive frontline operational improvements, supply chain resilience, and clean energy transition across industrial clients.

Operations & transition

Principal · Operations & Turnaround

London / Hybrid · Full-time

Drive frontline operational improvements, supply chain resilience, and clean energy transition across industrial clients.

Organisation & leadership

Engagement Lead · Transformation

London · Full-time

Work alongside client executive teams to realign operating models, executive incentives, and cultural conviction.

Organisation & leadership

Engagement Lead · Transformation

London · Full-time

Work alongside client executive teams to realign operating models, executive incentives, and cultural conviction.

Don’t see an exact fit? We always welcome conversations with exceptional practitioners.

Don’t see an exact fit? We always welcome conversations with exceptional practitioners.

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