Wendy Norton

Wendy Norton is a Principal in Korn Ferry’s Private Markets practice where she advises investment firms on their talent management strategies.

She spends her time identifying, assessing, and recruiting professionals across Private Equity, Private Debt, Distressed Debt, Special situations, Infrastructure/ Real Assets, Venture Capital, Secondaries, and GP Stakes/Financing. Limited Partner Clients include Pension Plans, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Endowments & Foundations and Family Offices.

Wendy has a strong track record recruiting professionals within Capital Raising & Investor Relations, Investing, Fund Operations, Finance and across the C-Suite. She also works closely with portfolio companies in accessing C-level talent as well as the full spectrum of Korn Ferry’s talent advisory capabilities including compensation advisory, DE&I, executive assessment, and succession planning.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Wendy worked at a boutique executive search where she worked within Private Markets and Real Estate. She started her career in-house for a high-growth Real Assets firm helping them build out teams across all verticals.

Wendy earned her B.A. from the University of Southern California with a degree in International Relations and minors in Business Administration and French. She studied at the Sorbonne while completing a semester abroad in Paris, France.