Kirsten is a Risk & Financial Advisory principal with Deloitte & Touche LLP and serves as the San Francisco Managing Principal. Kirsten is the “face of the firm” in San Francisco – strategically positioning Deloitte in the business community, leading corporate citizenship strategy, driving office culture and continuing to maintain her client service responsibilities.
She works with some of Deloitte’s most strategic technology and media clients, marrying her distinctive approach with the organization’s multi-disciplinary services in providing solutions to complex business issues. Kirsten brings her collaborative spirit along with expertise in technology as the Global Lead Client Services Principal for Salesforce. In this role, she provides a single point of contact for our clients, having overall responsibility for understanding their global business strategy, operations, industry market and challenges. Previously, she’s served Anaplan, Cisco, Twitter, Agilent Technologies and Keysight Technologies.
Kirsten has spent her more than 30-year career in the Bay Area and has built a significant network amongst senior executives and board directors. She has strong ties to the local community serving on the Cal Academy of Sciences’ Board of Trustees as Audit Chair. Additionally, Kirsten sits on the executive board of the Bay Area Council, as well as having served as a board director for the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose for over a decade.
In 2018 Kirsten received the Jefferson Award for her ongoing commitment to public service, and previously served on the advisory board for the Jefferson Awards – Students in Action. She was recognized in 2017, 2016 and 2015 by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Bay Area’s “Most Influential Women in Business”. Kirsten previously led Deloitte’s Inclusion (Diversity & Wellness) initiatives for the West Region and continues to speak on the topics of leadership, well-being, inclusion, and unconscious bias.
Kirsten lives in the Bay Area with her husband and son.
