In her role, Miriam drives emerging and integrated solutions that leverage the firm’s 40 years of executive search experience and best-in-class leadership assessment to help organizations transform their talent  into competitive advantages. Internally for Korn Ferry, she leads various communities of practice including Assessment and Development Partners, Organizational Psychologists, and KF’s Offering for Integrated Assessments.

Throughout her career, Miriam has worked with leading organizations to improve the effectiveness of their talent. Specifically, she partners with organizations in the areas of leadership assessment and development, top team effectiveness, employee selection and retention, succession, and talent management. 

Dr. Nelson joined Korn Ferry in 2017, having served as a partner and practice leader for Aon Hewitt’s Leadership Assessment and Development practice in North America. In that role, she was responsible for the strategy, growth and thought leadership in leadership assessment and development, including executive succession, team effectiveness, and human capital strategy. She also provided leadership support for Aon Hewitt’s Global Leadership Council, Top Companies for Leaders, and Talent Council.

Miriam is a frequent speaker at conferences in the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology with particular expertise in the area of data storytelling. She has authored several articles and book chapters on succession, leadership agility, employee resilience, customer centricity, the conduct of call monitoring, and quality assurance practices. 

Miriam holds a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Stevens Institute of Technology, a Master of Arts degree in Applied Psychology from Hofstra University, and Bachelors degrees in Business and also Psychology from American University. She is certified in on the Korn Ferry Assessment of Leadership Potential, KF4D, KF360, the ProSci method of change management, ADEPT-15 assessment, Hogan’s suite of assessments, among other tools.