Kim Powers currently serves as the Director of Workplace at Checkr, Inc. since March 2024. Prior to this role, Powers held multiple senior leadership positions at IDEO from November 2010 to March 2024, including Senior Director of Global Real Estate and Facilities, where responsibilities encompassed optimizing occupancy and collaborating on real estate strategy. Previous experience includes serving as a Regional Support Specialist at Backroads, managing client services for high-profile clients, and owning a catering business, Kim's Cookies and Catering. Early career roles included pharmaceutical sales and regional sales management. Kim Powers holds a BA in Mass Communications from Elizabethtown College and a Professional Certificate in Culinary Arts from The New School of Cooking.