Jon Davies

Managing Director, ZCGC – Head of Talent
Department: ZCGC

Mr. Davies is a Managing Director, Head of Talent at ZCGC where he is responsible for executive search execution, strategic talent planning, management team assessment, and human capital project management. Mr. Davies has extensive experience designing and implementing successful talent strategies to support leading public and private corporations.

Prior to joining ZCGC, Mr. Davies held the position of Managing Director and Head of Talent with Lightyear Capital (“Lightyear”), where he led the talent function in hiring senior advisors, c-suite executives for Lightyears portfolio companies as well as hiring the investment professionals for the firm.

Before Lightyear, Mr. Davies was the Director of Recruitment with Point72 Asset Management (“Point72”), contributing to the Global HR Leadership team’s efforts overseeing the global recruitment of executives and key business hires across various strategies.

Prior to Point72, Mr. Davies served as the Global Head of Recruitment at Blackstone, overseeing global recruitment activities for investment professional hires within Blackstone itself as well as for the portfolio companies of Blackstone.

Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Davies was the Global Head of Recruitment at The Royal Bank of Scotland, overseeing all hiring activity for the global banking and capital markets businesses.

Mr. Davies has spent over 23 years in the recruiting and talent industry, having been based in the UK, Asia and the US.

Mr. Davies holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Portsmouth, UK, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Law from the University of Exeter, UK.