Helena Eccles, based in London, is a consultant at Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice Group. Her work predominantly focuses on C-suite and board appointments as well as leadership advisory and executive succession.
I enjoy helping clients find human answers to leadership challenges. I work best as a sparring partner, building relationships based on trust, and working with teams to shape leadership that creates lasting impact.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Helena spent seven years at McKinsey & Company, where she led advisory and transformation work across the public and healthcare sectors and served as Chief of Staff to the UK & Ireland Managing Partner. Earlier in her career, she was a strategic advisor to Optum and UnitedHealth Group, and, more recently, served as Chief of Staff to the CEO of ERM, a global sustainability leader backed by KKR.
Helena holds an MA in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge, specializing in French and Russian. Outside of work, she enjoys football, exploring the outdoors, and volunteering as a counselor at The Listening Place. She lives in London with her wife, Amy, and their two rescue cats.
