More About Kelly
I’m passionate about helping individuals and organizations achieve their core purpose. I love the art and science of driving change and of brining people together to do more than they ever thought possible. Having worked in a wide variety of industries, stages, and sizes of companies - I believe there’s no one-sized-fits-all way to run an organization. Instead, I value anchoring on putting people first and setting clear, tangible goals — then bringing the rest of the structure into place.
Prior to starting my own consulting business in 2023, I was the Head of Strategy & Operations for Product Development and Engineering at Airtable. Before Airtable I was Executive Director of Planning & Operations for Walt Disney Imagineering’s Technology & Engineering organization. I also spent over six years at Facebook (now Meta) with much of my time focused on nurturing and scaling the engineering experience across the entire company. Prior to being in Tech on the West coast, I worked in Pharma and Industrial Distribution in the Midwest, and HR outsourcing in NYC. It’s been incredible to experience such a wide variety of locations, industries, cultures, and business stages - each with people and impact at the center.
I now live in Sonoma County where my family and I enjoy taking care of chickens and goats on our little “farmette.” Outside of work I love horseback riding, needlepoint, drinking too much coffee, going to music festivals, and traveling.
Airtable. Director, Strategy & Operations.
Chief of Staff to the CTO, overseeing fiscal planning, business rhythms, and communication strategy for the Engineering, Product, Design, Research, Security, and IT organizations.
Drove operational improvements across the product lifecycle, including a company-wide effort to improve how Airtable gathers and utilizes customer feedback to inform product priorities.
Managed Product Development business rhythms including OKRs, fiscal planning, headcount, and board updates.
Landed Airtable’s company-wide future of work philosophy for the post-pandemic return to office.
Experience Highlights
Walt Disney Imagineering. Executive Director, Business Planning & Operations.
Led global business innovation strategy for Disney’s Research & Development, Ride, Show Systems, and Technology Studios.
Managed the development of a new Artificial Intelligence Studio to unlock new AI driven experiences and products for Disney parks and attractions.
Led partnerships focused on emerging technologies with top universities and tech organizations.
Partnered with studio leaders, Finance, and HR to secure annual and long term business plans and funding.
Facebook. Chief of Staff / Business Lead, Infrastructure Engineering.
Chief of Staff to the VP of Developer Infrastructure, driving strategy, planning, communications, and special projects for a 1,000 person org.
Led a team focused on business planning, programs, and communications for Developer Infrastructure.
Sponsor alongside Engineering VPs on a company-wide program to transform engineering productivity and culture that achieved measurable improvements in engineering productivity.
Drove measurable improvements in engineering productivity within our codebases, with better engineering practices incorporated into each engineering org’s roadmaps and in company-wide engineering career expectations.