K-T serves as the CEO of Cure Blindness Project, where she is responsible for the overarching strategic approach of the organization and enabling the team to deliver on its stretching goals to end avoidable blindness in underserved areas. She believes deeply in the mission of building systemic solutions that ensure everyone has access to the high quality vision care they need and deserve. She is a strong believer in the power of collaboration and actively seeks to work with others to accelerate efforts toward a common vision. Prior to Cure Blindness Project, K-T has served in executive roles of increasing responsibility at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Procter & Gamble and Bain & Company. Most recently, she served as President and Executive Director of OneSight, a leading vision care NGO focused on refractive error. She graduated from Princeton University, where she received her AB with a concentration in International Politics, and holds an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. K-T serves on the Board of Trustees of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and was recently named one of the “Most Influential Women in Optical” by Vision Monday. She is also active in several organizations focused on mentoring and the reduction of mental health stigma. K-T lives in Cincinnati with her husband, rescue pup and 2 cats and in her personal time, she enjoys hiking, cooking, Ironman triathlons and cheering on her 3 children in their various endeavors.
