Olympics-Korn Ferry to help hire 4,000-plus Games workforce for LA28

Olympics - LA28 - Ceremonial lighting of the cauldron - LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, U.S. - January 13, 2026. Ceremonial lighting of the cauldron ahead of ticket registration launch. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

LOS ANGELES, Jan ‌27 (Reuters) - Executive search and consulting firm Korn Ferry has signed on as a ‌founding partner of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, as the host city ramps ‌up hiring and infrastructure planning ahead of a packed calendar of global sporting events.

Korn Ferry will help recruit, onboard and develop a workforce of more than 4,000 people needed to deliver the Games, while supporting ‍leadership development and team performance across the organizing committee, the ‍company and LA28 said in a ‌joint release.