Andrea Deege has over twenty years of experience in the field of leadership/executive development. She currently focuses on the creation, enhancement, and refreshment of Korn Ferry's core intellectual property, including simulation-based readiness assessments and other psychological assessment-related reporting and technical documentation. Ms. Deege partners with subject matter experts and cross-functional stakeholders to design and develop offerings that ensure effective leadership and talent management. She is involved in every stage of production, from ideation to delivery, building the bridge between science and pragmatic application. Prior to joining the Korn Ferry Institute in 2016, Ms. Deege worked in Korn Ferry talent advisory, providing client-facing support and expertise in a wide range of areas related to organizational psychology and talent development, including integrated psychometric test report writing, and programmatic leadership development. Ms. Deege also led and served on teams which provided custom instructional design services for leadership audiences on a wide range of topics. Earlier in her career, Ms. Deege was a senior instructional designer at PDI Ninth House. Her professional history includes serving as a senior consultant, Carlson Marketing Group; learning consultant, Dove Consulting; and research analyst, Dove Consulting. Ms. Deege earned her bachelor's degree in psychology, with a minor in anthropology from The College of William and Mary in Virginia. She obtained a Master of Science degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Capella University. She is an associate member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).