Jessica Hornsby
Organisational Psychlogist.
Jess is passionate about transforming organisations through a skills-first approach to talent management. By focusing on the skills that truly drive success, she helps businesses create high-performing cultures where DEI, wellbeing, and psychological safety are built into the foundation, enabling sustainable performance.
Her work spans highly technical and complex industries, including aerospace, defence, energy, technology, and financial services, as well as the public sector. Jess has partnered with senior leaders to design and implement evidence-based strategies that align skills with organisational priorities, delivering measurable impact and preparing organisations for the future of work.
Jess founded Equalital to bring this skills-first approach to more organisations. Equalital is built on the belief that aligning skills with strategy not only drives performance but also enables inclusive, psychologically safe environments where people and organisations can thrive.
Her expertise includes:
Building and aligning skills frameworks that enable high but sustainable performance and agility.
Assessing senior executive talent against robust behavioural skills, up to and including C-suite roles.
Evaluating talent and learning interventions with a focus on ROI and measurable impact.
Embedding DEI, wellbeing, and psychological safety as outcomes of robust skills alignment.
Partnering with organisations to navigate change and prepare for a skills-driven future.
Jess believes that focusing on skills is the key to unlocking organisational potential. By designing systems and cultures that prioritise skills and evidence-based strategies, she helps leaders solve complex challenges, align their people with strategic goals, and achieve exceptional results.