Petey Firestone

Senior Client Partner, North America

Petey Firestone is a Senior Client Partner in Organizational Strategy for Korn Ferry, aligned with the San Francisco office.

Ms. Firestone brings over 20 years of experience and expertise in change management, talent and organizational strategy, leadership effectiveness, and human resource transformation from roles inside industry as well as professional services consulting.

She has worked with C-suite and leadership teams in multiple industries, family-owned business, private and public companies. Her clients include private equity, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, technology, entertainment, consumer products, healthcare, aviation, and public safety.

Petey has deep expertise in talent and people strategy, organization effectiveness, change management and culture, DE&I assessment, HR transformation and effectiveness, executive coaching, and organizational design.

Prior to her role at Korn Ferry, Ms. Firestone was a Senior Manager with Accenture Strategy in their Talent and Organization practice. Preceding that role, she was Vice President of Organization Development at Nintendo. She has also worked for IBM Global Business Consulting.

She is experienced and certified in various Korn Ferry IP, processes, and assessments for competency framework, leadership development, succession planning, diversity, equity and inclusion, culture, organizational effectiveness,  and executive coaching. She is also certified in Situational Leadership II and Covey Leadership; talent, interpersonal, conflict, negotiation, and culture assessments.

Ms. Firestone received her Master of Arts degree in Organizational Development from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, and her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles, California. She is a Registered Nurse, certified in trauma and critical care.

Petey is a 20+-year volunteer with Project Angel Food in Los Angeles, California.