Director, Communication
Annamaria Scaccia is a communications leader with a sharp ability to transform complex research into compelling narratives. As the Director of Communication at Korn Ferry Institute, Korn Ferry’s research arm, she develops thought leadership campaigns, drives strategic messaging, and collaborates across teams to deliver insights on human and organizational performance.
Her work—spanning reports, articles, whitepapers, and marketing materials—has expanded the Institute’s reach and strengthened its industry authority.
Before Korn Ferry, Annamaria built a distinguished career as an award-winning investigative journalist, covering public health, social justice, and human rights. Her work has appeared in the Austin Chronicle, New York Daily News, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, Texas Observer, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, and City Limits, among others.
She earned a B.A. in Journalism from Brooklyn College and a Master’s in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. While at Newmark, she directed an award-winning documentary on a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, co-led the production of “The Missing,” an award-winning interactive project, and contributed to City Limits’ award-winning investigative series on New York’s clean energy failures and their impact on low-income communities.
Blending her expertise in storytelling and strategy, Annamaria makes sure that research-driven insights reach the right audiences in meaningful ways.
