Korn Ferry Builds Leadership Foundation for LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games

With the Games Now Two Years Away, Focus Broadens from Executive Recruitment to Team Building and Workforce Planning

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the Opening Ceremony two years away and counting, Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), a Founding Partner of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, continues to build the leadership foundation that will propel LA28 through the Games. What started with executive recruitment, now extends into high-performing teams and workforce strategy.

As the Official Talent & Organizational Consulting Partner for the LA28 Games and Team USA, Korn Ferry is bringing its full suite of talent, leadership and organizational capabilities to help LA28 scale quickly from a startup-like operation to a workforce of nearly 5,000.

“It is a privilege to partner with LA28, starting with placing those occupying key seats at the table who have the energy, commitment and passion for the challenges ahead,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. “Delivering an event of this complexity starts with the right leaders, but success ultimately depends on how those leaders come together to build teams and create the optimal environment to enable people to perform at their best and exceed their potential.”

As Korn Ferry research shows, a leadership foundation is crucial to building high-performing teams and enhancing organizational success. The firm’s global study of more than 2,700 professionals across more than 500 teams found that leadership characteristics and team environment can improve engagement by up to 42%, reinforcing the connection between strong leaders and effective teams.

Korn Ferry’s work with LA28 began more than two years ago with a rigorous CEO selection process—evaluating a cross-sector pool of highly qualified candidates through in-depth leadership assessments, behavioral interviews and psychometric evaluations. This led to the placement of Reynold Hoover as LA28’s CEO, who served in senior civilian leadership roles across the U.S. federal government and spent more than 35 years in the U.S. military, culminating in service as a three-star Lieutenant General. Throughout his career, he led some of the most complex logistics and operational missions ever undertaken, earning the Department of Defense’s highest non-combat award. Korn Ferry also recruited LA28’s Chief People Officer and its Chief Marketing Officer and filled other key executive roles.

The leadership foundational headmark established by Korn Ferry for LA28 will follow with a cascade of Korn Ferry offerings that include identifying, assessing, onboarding and developing the next level of leaders and additional talent needed to help the organization perform at the highest levels, and at pivotal stages.

To achieve these outcomes, the firm is leveraging its extensive performance IP and data, Talent Suite platform and expertise in consulting, recruiting, skills-based hiring and onboarding at scale.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business—synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us—for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

As the Official Talent & Organizational Consulting Partner of LA28, Korn Ferry is powering the nearly 5,000 people who power the Olympic Games—bringing in the right talent, building strong leaders, and shaping the structure and culture that will deliver an unforgettable experience for the world.