Kim Hester

Kim Hester is the Senior Vice President of Data Operations at Spokeo. Kim has over fifteen years of experience in data management and technology.

Kim started their career as a Manager of Data Development at Seisint, Inc. where they managed all aspects of data acquisition, collection, receipt, ETL, aggregation and updates. During their time at Seisint, Kim also spearheaded the architecture and development of a public record repository and developed internal tools to track metadata associated with acquisition, release and compliance.

In 2004, Kim joined LexisNexis as the VP of Technology. In this role, they managed a team of 150+ employees, including software engineers, administrative staff and operational staff. Kim collaborated with product development teams and project management to ensure on-time and within budget product delivery.

After eight years with LexisNexis, Kim joined Spokeo in 2012 as the Vice President of Data Operations. In this role, they are responsible for managing all aspects of data at Spokeo, from acquisition to delivery. Kim has been instrumental in developing Spokeo's proprietary linking technology and is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of all data products.

Kim Hester has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Florida.

Kim Hester reports to Harrison Tang, Co-Founder & CEO . They work with Tom Fuelling - Chief Financial Officer, Melody Chen - Director of Product, and Byron Wang - Vice President of Engineering.