Steven Blackman specializes in leadership assessment, succession planning, change management and executive coaching. As an assessment expert, he helps clients evaluate the readiness and suitability of existing and potential talent for senior positions. Additionally, as part of client engagements, he works collaboratively with senior executives to create action plans designed to help them further their professional development.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Steven spent a large portion of his career at Mercer Delta Consulting where he was a partner working with multinational Fortune 500 companies across a range of industries. Leveraging his background in change management, he advised clients in successfully leading large-scale transitions such as reorganizations, strategy implementation and the onboarding of new leadership. While at Mercer Delta, he capitalized on his leadership assessment skills to design the firm’s executive coaching process that was used to privately coach CEOs and senior executives.
Before he joined Mercer Delta, Steven held senior-level positions in organization development consulting within corporate human resources at Coopers & Lybrand and Hughes Aircraft Company. He also gained entrepreneurial experience while living in Argentina, where Steven co-founded a media company which launched a city lifestyle magazine in Buenos Aires.
Steven holds a B.A. degree in psychology from California State University, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. Steven has extensive experience working in Latin America and is fluent in Spanish.