Kirsten Kuhlmann (NC '89)

Kirsten has a BA in International Relations from Newcomb College. She is the President & CEO of Cliff Consulting, a Bay Area boutique consulting firm that is women-owned and LGBT-certified. She has held the role of VP & Chief of Staff to the CTO of the University of Phoenix as they birthed the new business of Education-as-a-Service. She helped lead the 1500+ person Apollo Technology organization, developing strategy, establishing business operations and operational rigor, and driving organizational focus to deliver the new business and guarantee repeatable success. For 15 years, Kirsten lived and worked in Europe for companies such as The Gap and PUMA. In her free time, Kirsten supports women’s leadership initiatives and causes, dabbles in art, adores her two dogs and lives in Berkeley.