As a Senior Partner with Kinavic Leadership Acceleration, I apply my experience as a consultant, corporate executive and board member to help leading talent-based organizations address their highest leadership growth and execution-focused priorities. My 30 years of experience span a range of critical issues including strategic and human capital planning, organization strategy and transformation, workforce planning, rewards strategy and program design, and performance measurement. I speak and write frequently about strategy and talent related topics and co-authored Shockproof – How to Hardwire Your Business for Lasting Success (John Wiley & Sons, 2010), and The Talent Management Handbook, Third Edition (McGraw Hill, 2018). My articles have appeared in publications including CFO magazine, Talent Quarterly and WorldatWork’s workspan.
Prior to joining Kinavic, I was a partner and senior client leader with several professional services firms including EY, Korn Ferry, Mercer, RSM and Axiom Consulting Partners. As a corporate executive, I have combined and led the compensation, benefits and human resources information systems functions for Constellation Energy and Baan Company. I am proud to serve as a Senior Advisor to Concordia and as the Finance Committee Chair of the International Board of Directors of Partners of the Americas a non-governmental organization (NGO) that implements community development projects across multiple core areas in over 30 countries throughout the Western Hemisphere.
I have also served on the Board of Directors. Governance and Strategy Committees of Northern Virginia Family Service, a $35+million social services agency, the Dean’s Advisory Committee of Cornell University’s ILR School and was an appointed member of the Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee of Fairfax County Public Schools, the 10th largest school district in the United States.