Staff Profiles
Meet the MBA Career & Professional Development team. We're happy to assist with all of your MBA recruiting needs at HBS. Find the industry below that best reflects your company and contact your Recruiting Coordinator to learn more about how you can work with our office.
The Immersion Experience Program (IXP) team manages the strategic planning and implementation of the international and domestic Immersion Experiences that occur during the January break. Learn more about the IXP.
The Career Education & Support team manages all student-facing communication and events from the MBA Career & Professional Development office. As the primary liaison to current students, the team works to convey the recruiting timeline and process via educational programs and communication.
The Marketing and Technology team manages the external branding and communication of MBA Career & Professional Development to companies and recruiters. The team also manages implementation of all new technology interfaces to recruiters and students, as well as managing all data collection and reporting.
The Employer Relations team initiates and manages relationships with new and existing recruiting partners. In addition to retaining current partners, the team performs extensive outreach to new companies, showcasing the value of the MBA and of recruiting at HBS.
The Recruiting Operations team manages the day-to-day relationships between MBA Career & Professional Development and more than 1500 recruiting partners who currently recruit from HBS. The team also handles all logistical planning and execution of on-campus recruiting events.
Tim Butler
Senior Fellow & Director of Career Development Programs
617.495.6232
mbacareers+hbs.edu
Kristin Cary
Recruiting Coordinator
617.495.2899
kcary+hbs.edu
Michael Colelli
Programs Specialist
617.384.7758
mcolelli+hbs.edu
Kristen Fitzpatrick
Director
617.496.2149
kfitzpatrick+hbs.edu
Cathy Hutchinson
Associate Director
617.496.3839
chutchinson+hbs.edu
Jana Pompadur Kierstead
Managing Director
617.495.6786
jkierstead+hbs.edu
Anna Kuwabara
Assistant Director
617.495.8884
akuwabara+hbs.edu
Marjorie Matthew
Customer Support Specialist
617.495.6233
mmatthew+hbs.edu
Laurie Matthews
Associate Director
617.495.6221
lmatthews+hbs.edu
Lauren Murphy
Associate Director
617.384.7580
lmurphy+hbs.edu
Kurt Piemonte
Associate Director
617.495.6390
kpiemonte+hbs.edu
Jonathan Shepherd
Associate Director
617.495.6749
jshepherd+hbs.edu
Kelly Smith
Recruiting Coordinator
617.495.2155
ksmith+hbs.edu
Katie Stewart
Recruiting Coordinator
617.495.6235
kstewart+hbs.edu
Betsy Strickland
Assistant Director
617.495.4912
estrickland+hbs.edu
Rebecca Westerling
Coordinator
617.384.8729
rwesterling+hbs.edu