About our Founder

Kristy Nittskoff, Founder + CEO, was born with an entrepreneurial spirit and a dedication to excellence.  With over 15 years of HR leadership and business transformation experience, Kristy leads Talent-Savvy to help companies develop HR and talent strategy roadmaps to elevate workforce capabilities. She is passionate about leading through change, building high-performing and diverse teams to deliver strong business results, and cultivating an inclusive community for all employees.

Kristy lends her expertise to companies experiencing a growth inflection point. She specializes in people, process, and HR technology optimization, coaching executives and HR leaders on the nuances of talent strategy to set them on a path to meet their goals and scale their business effectively through talent.

With an extensive background in the technology and private equity industries, Kristy served as the CHRO for CentralSquare Technologies, backed by Vista Equity Partners and Bain Capital. She held a leadership role on the Vista Equity talent consulting team before joining CentralSquare. She also worked as the head of HR for Envoy Global and the head of candidate and employee engagement at Mintel.

Kristy holds an MBA from DePaul University with a dual focus in Economics and Leadership & Change Management. She graduated from Indiana University with a BS in Finance. She has a knack for uncovering business needs and finding the talent or program to solve them.  Kristy loves to see organizations thrive and individuals achieve their career goals.

Kristy wants to help you make your company an amazing place to work, filled with dedicated, engaged and bright individuals.  Feel free to check out her career history on LinkedIn.