Ömer

Ongun

Associate Client Partner, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Strategist

Ömer is a trusted advisor and partner in Organizational Strategy at Korn Ferry. 

Ömer  collaborates across various sectors and regions, guiding talent strategy, leadership development, and strategic change management, all driven by the vision of the “power of all.” He is one of the core strategists behind Korn Ferry’s inclusive leadership POV – recently on Achieving Breakthrough Performance: Unlocking the Power of Inclusive Teams Solution.

His experience spans across a broad range of industries including technology, fintech, semiconductor, consumer, retail, pharma, life sciences, and industrials. His consulting experience includes assessing, training, coaching and developing leaders and serving as a trusted advisor with a global and strategic mindset. Ömer is a certified coach and facilitator for Korn Ferry’s full range of leadership assessment and development suite -  Leadership Accelerators, KF Potential, ESCI, Assess, 360, Styles and Climates and KFLA.

Ömer delivers work in defining talent strategy, culture, values, competencies and success profiles; designing and conducting assessment centres; facilitating leadership developmental programs; and leading engagements that integrate multiple offerings across C3 (culture, change and communications) and people solutions.

Ömer earned a BA in Business and an MA in Strategic Communication Management with a focus on cross-cultural communication. He conducted research on intercultural communication at Özyeğin University (Turkey), intercultural learning at Reed College (US) and inclusive team performance at Karlschochshule (Germany). He began his career as Head of Customer Service and Community Engagement at a technology startup in California, US. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, he spent five years as Director of Learning and Development at a global education institute operating across 60 countries. Currently based in Ottawa, Canada, Ömer frequently travels to serve his clients. He is fluent in English and Turkish.