Lyndsay is executive director and Chief Operating Officer for Oliver Wyman’s IMEA region. She works closely with the IMEA managing partner to shape and run the region’s infrastructure and operating model, aligning regional business priorities with the firm’s global framework.
With more than 20 years of human capital experience, Lyndsay brings expertise across operations and management, recruiting, learning and development, and staffing.
Her international upbringing helped shape her interest in people and the workplace, leading her to study business and psychology. Throughout her career, she has remained particularly passionate about employee relations, wellbeing, inclusion, and diversity, with a focus on creating an environment where people and the business can thrive together.
Moving to Dubai in 2005 to set up Oliver Wyman’s first office in the Middle East was a turning point. I went from the comfort of a very structured and established operation to starting up an office from scratch in a new region
Lyndsay had a pivotal role setting up Oliver Wyman’s first office in the Middle East, helping the firm flourish across a number of key practices and industries while remaining at the forefront of the industry in terms of desirable places to work. Fascinated with the atmosphere and frenzied pace of that period, she continues to get excited when something new is set up.
The aspect she particularly likes about the consulting industry is that it is fast-paced and constantly evolving, which requires people entering the field to be intellectually curious, ready to learn, and very adaptable to change. The reward is continuous learning: as colleagues grow and evolve, their mentorship becomes increasingly crucial for the development of the team.
After hours, Lyndsay coaches a girls’ touch rugby team and spends as much time as she can outdoors with her two daughters.