Kohlbry founded Executive Bridge, a leading executive search and career coaching company, over 20 years ago. A former Corporate Finance investment banker, she has recruited talent for most of her career. Specializing in executive level projects, she is known for her broad and diverse recruiting practice in not-for-profit, financial services, life sciences, and private equity. She also created both the Not-for-Profit and Financial Services Recruiting Practices for a local recruiting firm, Grant Cooper and Associates, which she owned and managed for ten years. Prior to her career in search, Ms. Kohlbry worked in investment banking for CitiGroup; HSBC, a London-based merchant bank; and a regional bank later acquired by Bank of America. She has lived and worked literally all over the world and her finance career covered most areas of capital markets, corporate finance, development, investment and commercial banking, asset management, and venture capital. She has served on a number of financial institution-related committees and boards, and on the boards of several European manufacturing concerns. An active and engaging speaker, Ms. Kohlbry makes regular presentations at industry conferences and financial services and Not-for-Profit forums.
Listed skills include Strategy, Strategic Planning, Recruiting, Management, and 27 others.