Katie Persons Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Greater Boston Area

• Leads executive coaching operations in 30+ HBS executive education programs per year to ensure operational success of coaching component. Collaborates closely with coaching team, program delivery teams, external.
• Promoted from Assistant Director, Executive Coaching in March 2023
• Oversees communication to executive coaches regarding all operational aspects of the coaching component delivery.
• Oversees creation and distribution of coach training materials and participant-facing handouts and materials for coaching curriculum.
• Manages relationships with external vendors for leadership assessments.
• Administers virtual coach trainings with IT team, ensuring the coaches are trained and prepared to conduct virtual coaching sessions on Zoom.

Seasonal admissions reader for the 2018 MBA intake; made recommendations for interview based on quantitative and qualitative competency areas.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Co-established MBA program for new startup business school founded by MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara (Central Bank) of Malaysia with first cohort of 47 diverse students from 12 countries. Supervised.
• Admissions: recruited, read applications, and interviewed candidates from all over the world for three application periods.
• Co-designed and delivered MBA Program, creating policies and procedures, and ensuring excellent classroom experience and high quality customer service for visiting faculty and students.
• Collaborated with faculty team to create curriculum, orientation, academic content and schedule, experiential action learning program, and academic and conduct policies.
• Co-planned 2-week industry immersion trip to the USA for 45 students in 3 cities (San Francisco, New York City, Washington DC); managed J-1 visa application process for 35 non-US, international students.
• Oversaw all aspects of student life: creation of first student government and clubs; mentored students on class values, community building, and leadership; advised students on work-life balance, team dynamics, and.

• Orchestrated large milestone program events overseeing operations and logistics for a population of 800 MBA students. Developed and managed program content for external admissions website in SharePoint in collaboration.
• Developed department budget plan with Director; managed team finances and procurements; negotiated contracts and payments with vendors.
• Pioneered creation of Guidebook app and resources for admitted students weekends and orientation, defining and incorporating schedule, logistics, resources, and pre-reading materials.
• Supervised peer tutoring program, spearheading development of intranet portal to find, manage, and pay tutors and to track student engagement, improving usability and workload balancing.
• Interviewed, trained, and managed student instructor assistants (IAs) while optimizing workshop facilitation for twice yearly Sloan Innovation Period (SIP).
• Promoted from Program Assistant II in April 2015

• Cultivated relationships with authors, prospective authors, and experts in the field to review, solicit, network, and pitch Press. Recruited translators and corresponded with series editors about potential projects..
• Managed 200+ projects simultaneously across all stages from pre-proposal through production and post-publication.
• Attended 4 major conferences annually across USA and Canada to recruit experts in the field, sell books, and increase visibility of MIT Press.
• Individually acquired projects for two book series in the history of science and technology.
• Promoted from Acquisitions Assistant in August 2012

• Completed part-time as part of Field Experience for M.A. Program in Higher Education Administration.
• Developed, edited, and published Executive MBA and Sloan Fellows weekly newsletters.
• Collaborated with members of the Executive Career Development Team (ECDT) to support Career Development Office-sponsored recruiting events, company presentations, and panels.

Brookline, MA

• Utilized customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills in a high-stress environment

-Counseled students on personal and academic issues-Responded efficiently and effectively to emergency situations in the dormitory

Boston, MA

-Delivered and set-up audio-visual equipment to classrooms and assisted professors in using the equipment

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

B.A., Linguistics, German

German Studies; Linguistics

Semester Abroad, February - July 2009.