Zoe Robson

Zoe has over 20 years' experience hiring impactful, senior individuals. Zoe joined Bailey Fisher in January 2021 and leads Bailey Fisher’s Life Science & Med Tech practice. Recent mandates include a board appointment for a digital health growth company, CEO and CFO for a medical device company, CTO for a life science software business, Chief People Officer for a health tech start up and Head of Business Development for an IVD/medical products growth company. Zoe also hosts life many life science events, notably the popular WILS Breakfast Series (Women in Life Science) for CEOs and founders of emerging companies, and the Life Science Dinner, for CEOs of growth companies. 

Prior to Bailey Fisher, Zoe worked for a London based global executive search firm where she led senior level global mandates including numerous team lift-outs. 

Zoe began her career in 1997, joining a London based, venture capital backed start-up, working alongside the founders to build the financial services practice from scratch before relocating to New York to establish the firm’s first overseas office. During that time Zoe’s mandates included healthcare corporate finance and pharma equity research, as well as working directly with US healthcare companies, hiring into their finance functions and across business development. 

Zoe has an international outlook and has successfully hired individuals and teams across the UK, US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"I would like to thank Zoe and her colleagues for finding excellent candidates for CFO and Commercial Director positions this year. Her approach was highly collaborative and focused, and accommodated to the best of the team’s ability our request for a 50-50 gender split during the shortlisting process. Her gentle efficiency allowed us to run two concurrent searches at a busy time for the company. Thank you for making this a smooth and enjoyable process, it was a delight to work with you."

Dr Catherine Elton, CEO - Qkine

"I wanted to thank you and your colleagues for finding the Milner an excellent list of candidates for the Executive Director role and for helping us to secure the successful individual. We could not have attracted such an exceptional candidate without your help and it has been a real pleasure to work with you." 

Deputy Director, Milner Therapeutics Institute