About Deanne Koehn

Deanne Koehn is the founder of Professional Compass and a senior talent acquisition leader with nearly twenty years of experience hiring across technical, creative, and leadership roles at companies including Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and DreamWorks. In these roles, she partnered with executives and business leaders to design hiring strategies, evaluate talent, and build pipelines for high-impact positions in competitive and evolving industries.

Through Professional Compass, Deanne helps students better understand their strengths, interests, and goals while building a practical foundation for career readiness. Her approach is especially relevant in today’s uncertain job market, where AI, increased competition, and changing employer expectations make it more important than ever for students to begin preparing early.