Ms. Bates is responsible for cultivating long-term client relationships at senior and c-suite levels representing the full suite of Korn Ferry Solutions. She works closely with consulting teams to build effective solutions for Korn Ferry clients and is passionate about earning a trusted partner status both internally and externally. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Ms Bates served as Executive Lead of Growth and Development for a mid-sized management consulting firm. With a primary focus on Change and Transformation, she led client engagements, in collaboration with advisory teams, to leverage the firm's full line of capabilities ranging from strategy through delivery. Prior to that, Ms. Bates spent 15 years as Vice President of Business Development for Cydcor; the world's leading provider of outsourced sales solutions. There, she led teams throughout North America to partner with Sales Leaders in Fortune 500 organizations and their internal teams, in order to accelerate their existing sales results. Throughout her career she has partnered with clients throughout multiple industries including: Financial Services, Retail, Energy, Cable and healthcare. Ms. Bates has a Bachelor of Art in Business Marketing with a concentration in Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago. She is also a certified project manager.