MEET OUR LEADERSHIP
initiatives across multiple industries and regions, including the UK and Middle East.
Executive Team
The executive leadership at Alba Partners comprises the Scottish sibling duo, Richard and Carol Jacobs, who established the firm in 2020.
Richard Jacobs
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Richard has 16-years of experience leading large scale
business transformation programmes in Financial Services.
He is an experienced Programme Manager who excels
particularly when delivering complex regulatory
programmes to tight deadlines.
Carol Jacobs
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Carol has over 14-years of top tier consulting experience
across multiple industries including retail, financial services,
oil & gas and hospitality in UK and Middle East.
Carol has extensive experience in large-scale Change &
Transformation Programs, leading work across all Change
Management Areas including Strategy, Readiness, Delivery,
and Adoption.
Leadership Team
Our leadership have experience of delivering complex change initiatives across multiple industries and regions, including the UK and Middle East.
John Hall
Managing Director
John has over 20-years of experience in Data, AI, and digital transformation. He has led global teams, driving AI innovation and advanced analytics strategies across Financial Services, Energy, Telecoms, and the Public Sector.
He specialises in AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and data-driven decision-making. John has held senior roles at KPMG and Deloitte, co-founded multiple businesses, and advised boards on strategic growth.
Tristan Frost
Managing Director
Tristan has more than 20 years experience within financial services consulting, including strategy definition and delivery experience across corporate banking, global markets and organisational transformation.
He has significant programme and portfolio management, regulatory change and business change experience and works primarily with international banks in the UK and major industry bodies.
Graeme Devlin
Associate Director
Graeme has over 18-years’ experience both in-house at asset managers and previously co-founded and managed an asset and wealth management consulting boutique.
He specialises in the strategic change across asset and wealth firms, and has worked with clients cross the UK, Europe and North America. Graeme has specific expertise in governance, risk and compliance, as well as product and distribution governance.