Miriam Capelli

Miriam advises boards, CEOs and executive teams on their most consequential leadership challenges — from succession and leadership assessment to building the individual and collective capability required for the future.

A clinical psychologist by training, Miriam combines a deep understanding of human behaviour with more than 20 years of experience advising organizations on leadership. She works with clients across CEO and C-suite succession, leadership assessment and development, executive team effectiveness, leadership transformation and the development of critical talent pipelines.

Much of Miriam’s work sits at moments of significant organizational change or transition. She helps boards and senior leadership teams define what future leadership success requires, evaluate the strength and readiness of their leadership pipeline, make informed succession and appointment decisions, and translate those insights into practical development priorities for individuals, teams and the broader organization.

Miriam has particular depth in senior leadership assessment, bringing together rigorous data and psychological insight with an understanding of business context to form nuanced judgments about leadership capability, potential and readiness. She also works with executive teams to strengthen collective effectiveness, alignment and performance, and advises organizations on broader leadership and talent priorities as their strategy and operating environment evolve.

Having worked extensively across Asia Pacific, Miriam brings a nuanced understanding of the cultural and organizational context in which leadership happens. She advises both Asian and global organizations across a range of industries, often working across markets and cultures on complex leadership questions.

Before joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Miriam led the Asia Pacific assessment practice for another global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Earlier in her career, she practiced as a clinical psychologist and held talent and leadership development roles in Australia.