Esmeralda Popo is an Executive Search and Leadership Assessment Consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates in Chicago. A specialist within the Financial Officers Practice, she provides market insights and advisory services to a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 multinationals and private equity portfolio companies across the consumer, industrial, and service sectors. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds in 2021, Esmeralda spent over six years at Deloitte, where she served as a Manager and Senior Consultant specializing in domestic and international transfer pricing. Her earlier experience includes a role as a Summer Associate at The Ayco Company, a Goldman Sachs Company. Esmeralda holds a Master of Science in Economics and Public Policy from the DePaul Driehaus College of Business, where she graduated with honors, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from North Central College, where she graduated summa cum laude.