Alex O'Dowd

Alex O'Dowd is currently the Academy Development Manager at Northampton Saints, a Gallagher Premiership Rugby Club. Before this role, Alex was the Director of O'Dowd Executive Recruitment Limited, a consulting firm in New Zealand. Alex also served as the Assistant Coach for Nottingham Rugby and Director of Rugby at Nottingham Trent University. Additionally, Alex has experience as an Assistant Coach for North Harbour Rugby Union and as a Board Member at Auckland Cricket. Prior to these roles, Alex has worked in executive search and leadership consulting roles at Stanton Chase and Randstad New Zealand. Alex also has experience as a Head Coach for Rugby Nederland and as a Sales Manager at Blue Lynx Group. Alex attended Westlake Boys High School.