Our team
Headquartered in Charlotte, our talented team is also located in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York and Seattle. Our consulting team combines deep behavioral science expertise, business acumen, trusted judgment and courage in ways that measurably improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
Interested in joining our team? See our open positions.
Peggy Boyer, PhD
Partner, Advisory Services
Kevin Impelman, PhD
Director, Products & Data Analytics
Bernie Gesing
Vice President, Finance
Lindsey Long
Chief of Staff
Rob Greenhalgh
Principal Consultant
Kelly Reed, PhD
Principal Consultant
Stefanie Harris
Principal Consultant
Hartleigh Caine
Principal Consultant
Linda Gookin, PhD
Principal Consultant
Todd Fryling, PhD
Managing Consultant
Sandhya Johnson, PhD
Managing Consultant
Sarah Hyche
Managing Consultant
Supriti Bhandary
Managing Consultant
Brooke Tjarks
Managing Consultant
Tiwi Marira, PhD
Managing Consultant
Joanna Rock, PhD
Managing Consultant
Merche del Valle
Managing Consultant
Michael de Vihil, PsyD
Managing Consultant
Kelly Kinnebrew, PhD
Managing Consultant
Chelsea Beveridge, PhD
Associate Principal Consultant
Meghan Harris Kofoed
Senior Consultant
Alexandra Sterling
Senior Consultant
Allison Horton
Director of Talent
Meredith Berry
Marketing Manager
Elijah Jones
Data Science Manager
Denise Oliver
Project Manager
Will Reid
Data Analyst
Ciara Wright
Project Coordinator
Rhea Chhachhi
Research Analyst Intern
Austin Valvo
Research Analyst Intern
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Summit NPS rating
is among the highest in the management consulting industry.
96%
of Summit clients
reported our talent assessments helped make the right hiring or succession decisions.
92%
of client management teams
improved performance following Summit engagement.
91%
of recommended executives
assessed are successful in their role.
Summit’s real-world experience and approach are much more effective than other firms we have used.”
Chief Executive Officer
Summit goes well beyond just sharing findings and observations, they help drive change within an organization.”
Private Equity Partner
Summit’s understanding of the business is huge; therefore we have seen huge progress in those executives they have coached.”
Chief Human Resource Officer
Summit provides clarity and very direct feedback to help an organization take a harder, closer look at itself.”
Private Equity Partner
They tell us things we need to hear and help us make decisions to support the future direction of the business and organization with very positive outcomes.”
Chief Executive Officer
Summit’s organization assessment helped unstick and unearth actions that moved our organization forward.”
Chief Human Resource Officer
They bring very specific expertise, as well as a great touch with people and a great ability to deliver feedback in a very constructive manner.”
Private Equity Partner