Julie Deane

Julie Deane joined KCAS as Chief People Officer in September, 2021. In her role, Julie is responsible for leading KCAS’ strategic Human Resources vision, talent acquisition, employee engagement and talent development.

Ms. Deane has worked extensively in the areas of Human Resources throughout her 20-year career in various industries, mostly recently serving as Head of Human Resources for Kansas City University, a top 10 medical school in the nation. Under Julie’s leadership KCU was recognized for several awards to include HR Innovation and HR Excellence from The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Additionally, KCU under Julie’s leadership was honored with Healthiest Employer by the Kansas City Business Journal, The Cigna Well Being Award and Healthy KC Platinum-the highest level awarded by The Greater KC Chamber of Commerce.

Julie previously served as the Global Director of Talent Acquisition and Employee Engagement for Optiv Security, a multi-billion-dollar cybersecurity company, where Julie was responsible for hiring over 600+ external hires annually. Julie was also a part of the mergers and acquisitions team and participated in several transactions and integrations.

Ms. Deane has strong background in leading the human resources functions for growing organizations. She is a visionary, results-oriented, and innovative executive management professional focused on shaping and nurturing positive, high value employee experiences and advancing workplace excellence.

Ms. Deane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in from University of Missouri – Columbia.