Kimberly Bishop

CNBC called her “The Recruiter.” BusinessWeek named her one of “The World’s Most Influential Headhunters.” Newsweek appointed her to its Women & Leadership Advisory Board.

Kim is an accomplished C-suite executive, board director and expert advisor who has worked with companies ranging from start-ups to some of the largest global corporations.

Kim was Executive Vice President at First Data Corporation, over 16 years rising through the ranks from an entry-level call center position to become the youngest person to serve on the company’s Leadership Team overseeing its $2 billion card division and 8,000 employees. Her transition to search began as Managing Director with Korn/Ferry International followed by Vice Chair of a national search firm. In 2009 she founded her talent advisory and executive search firm. In 2018 Kim joined August Leadership as Chairman Advisory Board and Managing Partner.

Kim is a board director and advisor of several corporate and non-profit boards.

A sought-after speaker, Kim has lectured at Harvard, Columbia and Barnard College and has addressed The Conference Board, Young President’s Organization (YPO), Kennedy Information Conference, and Women for Hire.

Kim is also a frequent media guest and has appeared on CNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, NPR, Fox Business, WNBC, Lifetime Television, and NY1 News. She has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Post, Crains, Money, Fast Company, and MSNBC.com.

She is a member of the NACD, International Women’s Forum, and C200, an invitation-only membership organization including more than 500 of the world’s most successful female corporate executives and entrepreneurs.