Gary Burnison (Los Angeles, CA) is CEO of Korn/Ferry International, headquartered in the firm's Los Angeles office. He is also a member of the firm's Board of Directors. Leading Korn/Ferry's transformation as a talent management organization, Burnison spearheads the firm's evolution as a diversified provider of human capital solutions.  Prior to being CEO, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2007. Prior to Korn/Ferry, he was principal and chief financial officer of Guidance Solutions, a privately held consulting firm that develops and supports technology solutions. Before Guidance Solutions, he served as an executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Jefferies and Company, an investment bank and brokerage firm. He has also served as partner at KPMG Peat Marwick.  He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California.

 Patricia Crisafulli (Chicago, IL) is an accomplished writer, ghost-writer and author who has written 17 books, including The House of Dimon, a leadership profile of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, and Comebacks, co-authored with Andrea Redmond. A former business journalist, Crisafulli was a correspondent and deputy equities editor in the Chicago bureau of Reuters America. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and other national newspapers.