Penny Xu is a Consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates in China, offering over 12 years of consulting experience across the APAC and EMEA regions. Specialized in talent assessment, leadership development, and organizational design, she previously served as the Senior Manager of Talent Development at AIA, where she architected leadership development ecosystems and in-house assessment centers. Before AIA, Penny spent five years as a Management Consultant and Organizational Specialist at McKinsey & Company, leading client development and organizational health transformations in Greater China. Her earlier career includes serving as a Senior Consultant at SHL, focusing on psychometric testing and competency modeling, and a previous tenure at McKinsey & Company as an Organizational Focused Business Analyst. She also held consultant roles at Hudson Talent Solutions and IDB Management Consulting. Penny began her professional career in New Zealand as a Senior Operations Officer at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and a Data Analyst at Wellington Hospital. She holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Massey University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Applied Statistics from Victoria University of Wellington.