Martha Kesler

Martha is a seasoned Organization Development Practitioner and for more than 20 years, she has led design, development, and transformation initiatives for a broad range of customers by integrating strategy, leadership and team development, organization design and performance management. Martha is a Director, Federal Portfolio at Kotter and responsible for change and transformation initiatives. Prior to joining Kotter, Martha was the Chief Engineer for the Enterprise Strategy and Transformation Technical Center at The MITRE Corporation and Director of Customer Value for Nortel Networks. Most recently Martha operated her own consultancy supporting international clients with transformation, culture shift, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Martha earned her Master of Science in Organization Development from American University / NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science and also holds a Master’s in the Management of Change from The Johns Hopkins University.

Operating from the fundamental belief that most people genuinely want to do the best job they can and deliver the greatest value possible, Martha is focused on removing the barriers that impede potential and creating organization environments in which success can thrive.

Martha is currently based out of Cambridge, MA.