Senior Client Partner
Michel Buffet is a Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry, where he leads the firm’s Top Team Performance solution.
He is also a member of the CEO and Enterprise Leadership Development practice. In his role, Michel partners with C-suite leaders and HR practitioners to unlock the full potential of individual leaders and executive teams through tailored assessment and development solutions.
With over 25 years of consulting experience, Michel's expertise includes C-suite succession, leadership assessment, executive coaching, and high-performance team development. His experience spans various sectors, including Life Sciences, Healthcare, Industrial Goods, and Luxury Retail.
Previously, Michel led assessment and coaching client engagements at YSC, served as managing consultant at Fisher Rock Consulting, and was a partner at Oliver Wyman Delta. He began his career as an Officer Psychologist in the French Navy.
Michel has played a leading role with several professional organizations. He currently chairs the HR & Mobility Committee at the French American Chamber of Commerce in New York and he previously was the president of the Metropolitan New York Association of Applied Psychology. A frequent keynote speaker, his upcoming book, The Five Disciplines of Inclusive Teams: Unlocking Collective Power to Achieve Breakthrough (Berrett-Koehler), launches in March 2025.
He holds a PhD in organizational psychology from Columbia University and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Paris. A dual citizen of France and the United States, Michel is bilingual in French and English and fluent in Spanish. He resides in Princeton, NJ.