Laurie Kirk, CEO The Board Forum
Laurie Kirk founded The Board Forum CEO Roundtable in 1999 for CEO’s to come together as peers to confidentially resolve their most pressing business issues. Her expertise in strategic planning, competitive analysis, and organizational effectiveness enabled her to facilitate effective individual and enterprise growth.
Educated in organizational development and psychology, Laurie understands human behavior, its impact on the organizational system as well as the system's impact on the individual. Her leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies include Manager of Strategic Planning and Forecasting for The Gillette Company. Laurie’s experience spans various industries including manufacturing, retail, consumer goods, services, technology, health care, and publishing.
Laurie has been featured in local and national media outlets, including:
- Boston Globe
- Patriot Ledger
- Boston Herald
- Boston Business Journal—where her seminar 'Achieve a Competitive Edge' received The Boston Business Journal "Best Bet"
- Bloomberg's Finance AM Talk Radio Program—where she aired weekly
- The Journal of Business Forecasting on Leadership and Organizational Change
- Mass High Tech Journal
- Women's Business Journal Boston—where she received the Top 10 coach in New England in 2007 and 2008.
In addition to being a national speaker, Laurie assisted teaching Global Marketing and Market Research at Northeastern University and was selected for the 'Successful Practices Benchmarking Project' by the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland—internationally recognized for demonstrating successful concepts, methods, and tools in strategic planning.
She earned her BS and MEd at Boston University. She serves on various for-profit and not-for-profit Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards.
