Elisa Hukins

Elisa Hukins drives the firm's Executive Assessment activities in Asia/Pacific.  She draws on her diverse consulting and corporate experience to assess and develop global organisations, teams and individuals.  This advisory work includes helping clients with hiring decisions, succession planning, talent development, and the importance of the fit between strategy, culture and key people-all within the context of leadership change, top team alignment, strategy redirection, and/or mergers and acquisitions.

Previous Experience

Before joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Elisa was the Cultural Integration Global Leader and M&A Engagement Manager at Mercer, based in New York.  Prior to this, Elisa was based in Singapore partnering with organisations across the region on their talent-related issues, and earlier she established a joint venture consulting business from start-up to profitability in Indonesia.  In Australia, Elisa worked with Westpac Banking Corporation, where she was part of the management development and change teams, which included conducting senior leader assessments using a range of diagnostic tools, and facilitating feedback sessions and development plans.

Education

Elisa received her B.A., with honours, from Macquarie University and her Master's of Organisational Psychology from the University of New South Wales. She is a registered organizational psychologist and an experienced facilitator and speaker.