Colleen O'Neill

For over 40 years, Colleen has been helping executives and organizations improve their business effectiveness. She has extensive experience designing talent strategies that support the execution of business strategies and enhance the development and engagement of leaders.

Colleen uses her broad business and people management knowledge and experience to create value, manage risk, and engage organizations through change, and to create seamless and effective leadership and talent solutions.

Colleen has advised consumer, financial, educational, industrial, life sciences, and technology organizations.  She’s worked in partnership with CEOs, CHROs, and Boards to address business challenges related to driving growth, building talent, and accelerating change. Her consulting expertise includes CEO and ELT Succession, Assessment and Development, Talent Strategy, Performance Management, Workforce Engagement and Organization Design.

Prior to Korn Ferry, Colleen held thought leadership and operational roles at Mercer, including Global Talent Management Leader.

She has authored publications on CEO Performance Evaluation, Inclusive Succession, Executive Talent Management, Women’s Leadership Development, Performance and Rewards Management, and Workforce Planning.

Colleen holds a BA in Psychobiology from Oberlin College and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from University of Georgia.  

She’s a member of Korn Ferry’s CEO and Board Governance as well as Assessment and Succession practices.

As a volunteer and non-profit board member, Colleen devotes her time outside of work to issues related to literacy and education, social justice, health and wellness, and hospice care.