Carol Hartman

Principal
 
Carol has eighteen years of recruiting and consulting experience for a variety of corporate and executive search clients. Her work has included assignments in financial services, life sciences, consumer products, not for profit and government affairs. Prior to founding her own business, Carol worked at Oppenheimer in the Asset/Liability Management Group and also held positions at Kidder, Peabody, Dean Witter Capital Markets and Sutro & Co.

Carol also served as the Executive Director to Children’s Hospital Branches in Oakland, CA. The Branches generated community awareness and financial support for the most critical needs of the hospital. She also was the Development Director for the greater bay area for the American Diabetes Association focusing on annual and major giving, planned giving and special events. Carol is also a passionate advocate for children’s healthcare issues.

This multi-industry experience provides Carol with an exceptional background to gain insight for any of her clients. Carol also has experience in non-profit leadership and management as a board member and consultant. Some of the organizations she has been involved with include Oakland Children's Hospital, the San Francisco Symphony, the Junior League of Oakland East Bay, the Oakland East Bay Symphony and The Wine Institute.

At her alma mater, she was selected to participate in the UNOVA President’s Leaders Forum; The President’s Advisory Board and has been an active volunteer with Career Services at the College. In 2006, Carol joined the Associate Board for the Financial Economics Institute. The Financial Economics Institute (FEI) was established in 2004 to foster financial economics education and research in the context of the liberal arts environment at Claremont McKenna College.

Carol has been an invited speaker and has published on leadership selection strategies. In 2005, she contributed an article “The Positive Effects of Building Corporate Leadership through Executive Search” to Leadership Review, a publication of the Henry Kravis Leadership Institute. She holds her undergraduate degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.