“Inspiring people to grow and thrive, so their organization does too.”
Kurt is an executive and entrepreneur with ~30 years of experience in senior business and HR leadership roles spanning various industries and geographies. His prior experience includes roles with leading organizations like Accenture, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Expedia, and Biogen. Most recently, he led the Human Resources function at Pinterest as SVP, People. Kurt has studied, lived, and worked in four regions, eight countries, and 16 cities, and speaks five languages. He also founded and operated three successful companies. Kurt is a frequent guest lecturer at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University on the topic of “HR Considerations for Growth Businesses,” and at Northeastern University in Boston and the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium on the topic of “Business Decision-Making in the Context of Culture.” He holds an undergraduate degree in Italian Language & International Economics from Washington University in St. Louis, and an advanced degree in Global HR Leadership from Rutgers University. Kurt lives in Dallas, Texas, with his husband Andrew and dog Francesca.
