Kim is an accomplished C-suite executive, board director and expert advisor who has worked with companies ranging from start-ups to some of the largest global corporations. Named a 2024 Director to Watch by Private Director Magazine.She is the Chair of the Board of Shawmut Design & Construction.Kim is also Co-CEO of Kinetic Leaders, a strategy innovation firm. Kim was Executive Vice President at First Data Corporation, over 16 years rising through the ranks from an entry-level call center position to become the youngest person to serve on the company’s Leadership Team overseeing its $2 billion card division and 8,000 employees. Her transition to search began as Managing Director with Korn/Ferry International followed by Vice Chair of a national search firm. In 2009 she founded her talent advisory and executive search firm. She was Chair of Advisory Board & Managing Partner at another global search firm from 2018-2021.A sought-after speaker, Kim has lectured at Harvard, Columbia and Barnard College and other conferences.She is a member of the NACD, International Women’s Forum, Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB), Private Directors Association, and C200, an invitation-only membership organization including more than 500 of the world’s most successful female corporate executives and entrepreneurs.CNBC called her “The Recruiter.” BusinessWeek named her one of “The World’s Most Influential Headhunters.” Newsweek appointed her to its Women & Leadership Advisory Board.