Kate Johnson
CHRO | Executive Problem Solving, Org Design, Talent Strategy | I help leaders fix the people constraints that slow growth
- Role
- Chief Human Resources Officer at K&B Global
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kate Johnson
Growth exposes important truths about an organization.The strength of its leadership bench, its decision-making, and its ability to execute.I partner with leaders to build the talent and People systems that hold up under growth and scale.Over the last ten years, I’ve worked inside high-growth environments where the business ambition was often clearer than the path to execution. I’ve helped leaders solve the hard talent problems of growth: building great teams, designing operating models that reduce founder-dependence, and attracting the right talent at the right time.I’ve been on the ground floor of two Fortune 200 new divisions (Hyundai and Volkswagen), cultivating leadership teams that helped scale businesses to $500M+, and I’ve launched talent and people functions across professional services, aerospace, technology, and automotive.My superpower is problem-solving at the intersections:• Diagnosing where growth is blocked (structure, leadership, incentives, or skills)• Translating business strategy into operating models, roles, and decision rights• Executing ambitious People goals within real constraints of time, budget, and complexityAlongside this work, I’ve been on the frontlines of applying AI to People and operating challenges. I most recently partnered with K&B\'s Chief Technology Officer on the implications of our Firm\'s new proprietary AI models on our teams and clients.I gravitate to bold visions, ambition, hard problems, and high tech. I welcome conversations: views my own
Experience
Chief Human Resources Officer
Sep 2024 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
As the first CHRO of a boutique, fast-scaling consulting firm, I have cultivated the HR function into a full capability. I spearheaded the firm\'s organizational redesign from a founder-driven model to a scalable leadership structure, empowering a new layer of senior leaders to drive both client delivery and internal capabilities.As trusted counsel to our Managing Partners, I align people strategy with business priorities at this pivotal inflection point. I coach leaders, shape culture, and embed our K&B values through onboarding, feedback, and firm-wide communication across a distributed, hybrid team. Together, we\'ve strategically grown headcount and built a talent engine ready for our next phase.My current focus is the impact of AI on work. I’m partnering with our leadership to design people-centered solutions for our own team and for our Fortune 200 clients.
Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, Public Policy Analysis
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