Jennifer Horan

Jennifer Horan

Head of Board Appointments

“Jennifer supported me throughout the whole process with in-depth understanding of the role and charity.”

Meditation and breathwork instructor Jennifer Horan partners with charities at board level, aligning their impactful missions with mindful leadership.

With three degrees, Jennifer thrives on challenges, especially when supporting boards in finding their balance. As a trustee and board recruitment consultant, she ensures every board is diverse, inclusive, and committed to making an impact.

For trustee and chair recruitment, Jennifer specializes in governance across charities, non-profits, and INGOs, championing neurodiversity in recruitment. She supports charities in accessing diverse talent, transforming boards, and boosting effectiveness. From multi-year trustee campaigns to building boards from scratch, her partnerships ensure sustainable governance, strategic succession planning, and significant impact.

Jennifer appoints inclusive, innovative, creative, and resilient leaders enabling organizations to flourish toward equity, sustainability, and high impact.

She has led searches for specialist trustees including finance roles, treasurers, and clinicians, with expertise in recruiting individuals with lived experience—autistic people, blind people, people who stammer, disabled people, and single parents—as well as niche professionals such as economists, conservationists, and neurologists.

Outside the boardroom, Jennifer enjoys reading, practices daily meditation and breathwork, and spends time with her two British Blue Shorthairs. As an Irish woman with roots in Limerick School of Music Orchestra and a background in Sean-Nós singing, she aspires to become a Kirtan session leader.

Jennifer’s areas of work

Charity trustee recruitment

Particularly for INGOs and charities supporting neurodivergent people

Charity chair recruitment

Leadership roles across sectors

Recruiting diverse boards

Inclusive governance strategies

Specialist trustee roles

Finance trustees, treasurers, and skilled positions

Trustee development

Support and capacity building