Anthony Abbatiello

Global Head of Consulting, Russell Reynolds Associates

Anthony Abbatiello leads the firm’s global Leadership & Succession business. He brings more than 20 years of leadership management consulting to advise clients in all industries, working as a trusted advisor to drive organizational optimization and build high-performance executive teams. Anthony partners with C-suite and senior management to tailor leadership assessments and solutions to meet changing client needs, guiding organizations through times of transition and digital transformation. He is based in New York.

Anthony joined Russell Reynolds Associates from Deloitte, where he was a senior Partner responsible for the Digital Human Capital business, as well as the Global Lead of Deloitte Leadership. Anthony was responsible for the market entry, growth strategy and business operations for Deloitte’s Leadership business. He also launched the firm’s Culture business with an award-winning product and led their premier global trends research program. Anthony began his career at Accenture, where he spent close to 18 years helping global clients increase the effectiveness of human resources by creating innovative strategies and global operating models. He ended his tenure as a Global Managing Director and global leader of the HR consulting business.

In addition, Anthony is an Adjunct Professor at New York University, where he teaches graduate courses in organizational assessment and analysis.

Anthony holds a BBA in international business from Villanova University.