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Jody Saunders

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Co-Founder & CEO at Atara Partners
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Jody Saunders is the Co-Founder and CEO of Atara Partners, an executive search firm disrupting traditional hiring for tech startups and scaleups. With 15 years of experience, he focuses on providing a faster, more effective solution for founders. He earned his BA (Hons) from the University of Hertfordshire.

Outside of his CEO role, Jody is passionate about mentorship and creating opportunities. He is a Founding Member of The 93% Club, an Ambassador for the Tech Talent Charter, and a Business Mentor for Future Leaders, championing social mobility and diversity in the tech industry.

He considers seeing an Atara Partners laptop sticker in the wild as one of the three most memorable events of his life, alongside his wedding day and the birth of his first child.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Jody shows up

Fast Adopter
Decisive
Charming & Persuasive

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Priorities

Topics Jody cares about

Startup Executive Search
As CEO of Atara Partners, he is dedicated to improving the executive search process for tech startups, emphasizing speed and efficiency to match the pace of his clients.
Supporting Founders
He identifies as a "Champion for Founders, " actively creating communities and events like the Founders Circle Meetup to help early-stage entrepreneurs connect and learn from each other.
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Career

Work history

8-2020
Co-Founder & CEO
Atara Partners
9-2022
Ambassador
Tech Talent Charter
11-2023
Founding Member
The 93% Club
1-2024
Business Mentor
Future Leaders
2-2016 - 6-2020
COO
360Leaders Executive Search
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1999 - 2003
BA (Hons)
University of Hertfordshire
1991 - 1998
BA (Hons)
Great Baddow High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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