Korn Ferry
A global organizational consulting firm that helps companies with talent, leadership, strategy, and rewards, operating across five solution areas like organization strategy and talent acquisition. It was founded in 1969 in Los Angeles by Lester Korn and Richard Ferry, two former accountants who met at Peat Marwick. The duo launched the firm from a tiny Century City office with little more than one phone, one assistant, and a prized Rolodex of contacts — and even named it "Korn/Ferry International" from day one to signal grand global ambitions.