about Susanne

For over two decades, Susanne Krivanek has been a valued partner to leaders looking to raise the bar for their talent. She began her career working her way up to operational and people leadership positions, as well as involvement in entrepreneurial ventures.

She then became a Certified Performance Technologist and coach, working side by side with leaders to overcome challenges, improve performance, and create talent strategies to support future growth. These companies include Johnson & Johnson, Exelon Corporation, PHH Mortgage, and NFI (global logistics).

For example:

•At NFI, Susanne built their talent strategy and development function and helped to improve HR processes such as performance management and culture building to support NFI’s tremendous growth (quadrupled in size). During her tenure, her team’s leadership program was awarded Top 10 for Large Companies by Leadership Excellence Magazine (‘14) and the company was awarded as a Top Workplace by Philly.com (‘15 &’16). 

• At Exelon Corporation, she rebuilt the talent development function post-merger for the PECO Company and helped her stakeholders to attain their goal of achieving the best employee engagement ratings across the Exelon Corporation network.

• At PHH Mortgage, she led a talent function redesign that led to consistent achievement of 97%+ in stakeholder value-driven metrics. Additionally, her team’s best practices were presented at the HR Employers of Excellence Conference (‘07). 

After transitioning to a role as an external partner in 2017 (and later as president of her own firm), she supported the talent strategy, assessment, and development with organizations such as McDonald’s, Ball Corporation, Morgan Stanley, the Federal Reserve Bank, and Suncoke Energy. Overall, her work spans the industries of supply chain, manufacturing, financial services, technology, pharmaceutical, medical, energy, higher education, retail, banking, and insurance.

Susanne’s work and insights have been featured in publications such as the Association for Talent Development and Corporate Learning Network. Also, her innovative approaches have been recognized by organizations such as HR.com and Leadership Excellence Magazine. In her spare time, she’s enjoying the outdoor lifestyle of Florida, spending time with her family, cycling, being involved in the local community, and expressing herself through her epoxy resin artwork.