Karyn Harwood (she, her)

Karyn Harwood is a dynamic senior leader known for driving organizational success through an agile approach to strategy development, operations planning, and executing key business initiatives for C-Suite executives.

She serves as a trusted advisor and partner to leadership teams, focusing on cultivating a strong and cohesive organizational culture aligning employees with the mission, vision, and values.

Karyn specializes in management consulting, business strategy for high-growth companies, operations and process improvement, client relationship management, HR strategy, HR assessment, and culture with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging (DEIB).

Her key competencies include emotional intelligence, effective communication, analytics, critical thinking, problem-solving, conflict resolution, coaching, team building, and collaboration.

Karyn Harwood holds a Master Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University ILR School and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Alfred University.

Her professional background includes roles such as Chief of Staff at Hummingbird Humanity and Inspire Human Resources, as well as advising at Adam's House (Adam Wysota Foundation) and serving as a Human Resources Consultant at United Rentals Inc. and Aon Hewitt. She has also held positions as a Compensation Design Consultant and Senior Compensation Analyst at Aon Hewitt and Colgate-Palmolive, respectively.