Julie Kampf

Julie Kampf is a global business executive and thought leader on talent and diversity, with 30 years of experience in the life science and retail/consumer fashion industries and on not-for-profit Boards of Directors. She is currently CEO of JBK Associates International, which she founded in 2003, and has grown to become a multi-million-dollar company as one of INC’s fastest growing private companies, four consecutive years, beginning in 2011. Julie has a reputation for delivering results that exceed expectations working with life science company CEOs and boards, ranging from companies included in the Fortune 100 to startup companies.

Prior to founding JBK and moving into the life science industry, Julie gained deep business knowledge in product development, marketing, sales, and organizational development, having started her 17-year career in the fashion industry as a Macy’s Executive Trainee with a subsequent series of roles of increasing responsibility at Warnaco Inc., Hartmann Inc and Michael Stevens, LTD, ultimately rising to Sr. VP with P&L responsibilities with a track record of consistently growing revenues and delivering strong profits.

Julie has significant not-for-profit board and advisory committee experience having served on Howard University’s School of Communications Board of Visitors, where she helped launch an entrepreneurial incubator and established an award for student entrepreneurs. Her not-for-profit board service spans the Linkage Diversity Summit, Enterprising Women magazine, International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment, Girl Scout Council of Bergen County, Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Additionally, she has served on the Executive Committee of Good Grief, a national leader in delivering grief services to children and their families.

Julie has received numerous awards, including having been recognized as one of New Jersey’s Best 50 Women in Business, an Enterprising Woman of The Year, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Woman and a Brava Smart CEO Winner. In 2013 and 2009, Julie was recognized as one of the PharmaVoice 100 Most inspiring people in the Life Science Industry. Julie earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island, where she minored in Marketing.