Bryan Ignozzi is an executive leader across many fields with over 25 years of experience in professional services, automotive, and financial services. He combines business expertise with a passion for solving organizational challenges by connecting and developing people, helping clients realize the transformative value of human resources through leadership development and strategic recruitment.
Professional Focus
- More than 25 years’ experience in automotive, financial services, technology, private equity and professional services leadership
- In-depth human capital management expertise, particularly leadership development, executive coaching, HR strategy and program development
- Extensive business expertise including transformation, change management, organizational development, operations, strategy, startup ventures, international expansion, M&A, process automation and improvement, system and organizational integration
- Fulbright Scholar (Specialist) and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley and Pepperdine University; graduate-level courses in leadership, organizational behavior and HR
- Forbes contributor and thought leader on HR and leadership
Business Expertise
- Executive search professional with years of experience in talent acquisition and executive leadership coaching
- Former Global Advisory Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Automotive and Financial Services; led Strategy, Operations and Technology group as well as People & Change
- Nonprofit board member
Additional Expertise
- Automotive
- Technology
- FinTech
- Financial Services
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Ph.D. in organizational change & leadership from University of Southern California (ABD, 2023)
- MSE in engineering from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School and School of Engineering Joint Program
- MBA in international business and marketing from Rollins College
- MS in accounting from Rutgers Business School
- BA in economics from Allegheny College
- INSEAD Certified Executive Coach
- Corporate Governance Certification, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Certificate in Executive Leadership, Yale School of Management
Affiliations & Awards
- Fulbright Scholar, Specialist Program
- Fellow, Institute of Coaching at McLean, a Harvard Medical School affiliate
- Board of Directors, Community Vision Capital & Consulting
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
- Member, Technology Assessment Committee, UNLV Office of Economic Development
- Minority Affairs Advisory Board, County Commissioner’s Advisory Board
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Member, Society for Human Resource Management
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