Steven Song

Beijing Office Managing Director & Senior Client Partner of Korn Ferry Hay Group

Steven Song is a member of firm’s Global Technology Markets and a core member of firm’s Government Relations center of expertise based in Beijing. He also plays an active role in firm’s Fintech sector.

In his nearly two decades of experience with Korn Ferry International, Mr. Song has severed a great number of clients in diversified industry backgrounds, including financial services, technology, industrial, and consumer. His client base extends from major multinational companies to large Chinese stated owned and private enterprises. His clients in financial services include Thomson Reuters, United Overseas Bank, Bank of East Asia, Bank of China Group Investment Ltd, Taikang Asset Management, and Legend Holding, etc.

Mr. Song has solid track record of handling high-level recruitment projects, such as Asia Pacific/Greater China President, Global Functional Leader and China commercial leadership positions. He has been also heavily involved in cross-border assignments, working across different regional offices and recruiting executives from North America and European markets to Asia.

Mr. Song was posted to Korn Ferry International San Francisco office in 2008 on the “China Desk Program”. During this period, he established good understanding of US talent market and has successfully recruited a number of western executives and oversea Chinese talents back China market.

Mr. Song holds Executive MBA degree from Tsinghua University. He earned his Bachelor degree in English Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University.