Sue Carley

Senior Client Partner

Sue Carley is a Senior Client Partner in Korn Ferry’s Global Industrial Market practice, based in the New York City office. Sue brings over 25 years of experience helping organizations unlock the full potential of their people and leadership and partners with organizations to accelerate culture transformation, optimize leadership pipelines, and guide executive teams through disruption and change.

Sue delivers results by combining strategic insight with practical, people-centered solutions. She works closely with senior HR and business leaders to identify critical leadership and talent challenges, then designs tailored interventions—ranging from executive coaching and leadership development to culture transformation and succession planning. Through a data-driven yet human-centric approach, she aligns talent strategies with business goals, helping clients build resilient, high-performing leadership teams and navigate complex organizational change. Her ability to translate business needs into actionable talent solutions consistently drives measurable improvement in leadership effectiveness, team alignment, and organizational performance.

Sue brings over 20 years of expertise in talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational transformation.

She blends deep consulting expertise with hands-on experience in executive coaching, learning design, and performance strategy. Her focus areas include high-potential development, succession planning, leadership assessment, and enabling senior teams to lead through change. 

Sue is certified in coaching and assessment methodologies and is recognized for aligning talent initiatives with business outcomes. Susan brings a forward-looking perspective on the future of work, including the impacts of AI and workforce reskilling. Her leadership is grounded in data-driven strategy and a strong commitment to inclusive, authentic leadership.

Ms. Carley holds a Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University, earned her coaching certification (ACC) in 2025, and is certified in several leadership and behavioral assessment tools.