Kathleen Hartnett

Kathleen Hartnett has an extensive work experience spanning several companies and industries. Kathleen currently serves as the Senior Director of Product Marketing at SLD Laser, where they are involved in the commercialization of visible laser light sources for various applications. Prior to that, Kathleen founded their own consulting firm, K Hartnett Consulting, where they provided consulting services. From 2009 to 2018, they worked at Lumileds as the Senior Director of Product Management and Marketing, leading a global team and overseeing the company's LED product portfolio. Before Lumileds, Kathleen worked as a Business Development Principal at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 2008-2009, and as the Director of Business Development at Picarro from 2005 to 2008. Kathleen also held the position of Senior Product Marketing Manager at Spectra-Physics from 1997 to 2005, where they were responsible for strategic marketing and managing a team of product marketing managers. Kathleen began their career at DuPont, where they worked in various roles including Product Manager for DuPont Superconductivity and DuPont Separation Systems, as well as Development Representative for DuPont Process Instruments. Throughout their career, Kathleen has demonstrated strong strategic marketing skills, P&L responsibility, and a proven track record in driving product portfolio growth and market leadership.

Kathleen Hartnett has a diverse education history. Kathleen obtained an AB degree in Physics from Bowdoin College, where they studied from 1979 to 1983. Later, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Applied Physics at Oregon Graduate Institute from 1985 to 1988. In 1992, Hartnett attended the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware to obtain an MBA degree in Business, completing their studies in 1995. Kathleen continued their education by enrolling in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business from 2016 to 2019, although their field of study during this program is not specified.