For over 25 years, Ilene Gochman has been helping executives and organizations improve their business effectiveness. She has extensive experience designing human capital strategies that support the execution of business strategies, and also enhance the development and engagement of leaders.

Ilene leads Korn Ferry Hay Group’s assessment and succession solutions, overseeing the strategy, portfolio and community of consultants in these areas globally.

Her work in CEO and Executive Succession includes developing role profiles aligned with business strategies, assessing leaders against these profiles, coaching and developing executives, and working with boards and executives to create sustainable succession processes.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Ilene served in several global and North American thought and operational leadership roles at Towers Watson, Watson Wyatt, and Towers Perrin. As part of her responsibilities, she led ongoing global research efforts on how human capital practices and employee engagement impact financial performance.

Ilene has worked with clients across a wide variety of industries and geographies. She has spoken at numerous professional and industry conferences and shared her expertise in articles, videos, webinars and other media.