True Launches Longevity Practice
May 14, 2026 – Global executive talent platform True has launched its longevity practice, built to place the leaders shaping a complex and fast-evolving category. The practice unites talent experts from its consumer, healthcare, and life sciences teams to drive performance for companies operating at the intersection of science and everyday health. The practice is spearheaded by managing director Todd Zangrillo in North America and managing director Sophia Mowla in EMEA, and driven by the expertise and leadership from Macy Barnes and Desmond O’Brien, partners in the consumer and healthcare practices.
“We’ve built leadership teams in emerging sectors again and again, from AI and digital infrastructure to energy transition,” said Mr. Zangrillo, head of the consumer, CEO and board practices. “Longevity is at a similar inflection point and has a massive opportunity. Our team is uniquely positioned to help shape it because we know how to move talent across industries and build teams that define entirely new categories.”
Longevity sits at the nexus of two distinct worlds: the scientific innovation driving therapeutics, diagnostics, and preventative medicine, and the consumer adoption that makes that science meaningful at scale, according to True. As the category evolves, the focus is shifting toward extending healthspan, not just lifespan, bringing greater urgency to how these innovations translate into everyday health. True identified this convergence early and is already positioned to be the defining talent partner in this space, with the people, the track record, and the global cross-practice relationships this emerging category requires.
“In addition to a best-in-class track network, data insights, and proven outcomes for consumer-facing clients, True is deeply connected to PhD-level and clinically fluent executives for organizations that need scientific credibility at the leadership level,” the firm noted. “True’s experts have the unique ability to build cohesive teams capable of moving from discovery through adoption and into scale, across North America, EMEA, and APAC.”
“Longevity has moved from an emerging priority to a boardroom imperative,” said Ms. Mowla, managing director and head of the healthcare, life sciences and venture capital practices. “There is now a far clearer understanding of the underlying biology of aging; the question is how that science is translated responsibly. Only leaders with genuine scientific fluency can evaluate what’s credible and what will actually reach patients and consumers. True knows how to find them.”
The leaders longevity companies need are rare, as they must navigate multiple ecosystems and operate with fluency across both healthcare and consumer markets, according to True. “True’s depth across industry practices enables it to identify and place leaders who can bridge these worlds and build organizations equipped to move from discovery to real-world impact,” the firm said. “The founders, CEOs, and investors reimagining health, aging, and human potential from the ground up need a talent partner built the same way.”
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Working in both the private and public sectors, True has offices throughout the U.S. as well as the EMEA and APAC regions. Since the late 1990s, the firm’s founders have refined their search process with a blend of data-centric insights, relationship-building, and experience to produce a methodology that consistently improves hiring decisions and accelerates growth. The firm’s clients include Jet, Work Front, and Summit Partners.
True Search is a subsidiary of True Platform, a global portfolio of human capital services and products for high-growth tech and tech-enabled organizations. True recently placed No. 6 on the Hunt Scanlon Media “Top 50 Recruiters” ranking.
New Digital Infrastructure Expert
True recently expanded with the addition of Ros Deans as a partner in its digital infrastructure practice. Based in London with a global remit, Ms. Deans will work with data center operators, infrastructure investors, real estate developers, private equity firms and hyperscalers. She will place C-suite, functional and regional leaders who drive growth, transformation and innovation across the digital infrastructure sector.
“With the digital infrastructure market moving at an unprecedented pace, the need for visionary leadership has never been greater,” said Sam McGrath, Global GM, True Search. “Ros has spent more than two decades helping investors, operators and developers in digital infrastructure build leadership teams that can scale operations and deliver on complex, high-growth strategies. Her knowledge of the sector and track record will help our clients to identify and secure the leaders who can drive growth and navigate disruption in this fast-moving industry.”
Ms. Deans has partnered with leading clients to assemble executive teams across data centers, cloud platforms, connectivity, and next-generation infrastructure. She has guided both established players and new market entrants in building C-suite leadership from the ground up. Prior to joining True, Ms. Deans led global digital infrastructure client relationships at Korn Ferry, served as a partner at Granger Reis, and advised blue-chip organizations on senior appointments earlier in her career.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
