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Meet the team.
Kathy Harris
Kathy Harris is a Managing Director with Harris Allied. With a focus on Technology and Quant Analyst recruitment, her expertise is the recruiting and placement of professionals for corporate growth initiatives. Her expertise in the convergence of technology and the business makes her uniquely qualified in a constantly evolving industry. She is regarded as a consummate professional who consistently delivers great results to clients while maintaining discretion, judgment and integrity throughout the search process.
Growing up in a family where her engineer father, among other things, evaluated emerging computer technologies for IBM, and a brother who is now a Senior Project Manager at Harvard University, dinner table conversation was both creative and visionary. This fueled her passion for the practical application of technology to solve business problems and the people who solve them.
A graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, where she received a BS in Psychology, Kathy’s first position was as a placement counselor for a staffing firm. After a few years, Kathy was recruited by Huntington Learning Centers, the first tutoring center for children in the country, and worked directly for Eileen Huntington. From there she was asked to run the Admissions Department of a technical school.
After senior positions with the Solomon-Page Group and Robert Half International, Kathy was recruited by Liquidnet, a premier institutional investment network that facilitates institutional equities trading for asset management firms worldwide.
Kathy has been the recipient of several awards, including Chairman's Club Winner for IT Search based on revenue growth, and the President's Club Winner for her individual contribution for IT search based on billings. She is also actively involved in the NY Chapter of the Children's Miracle Network and Women's Breast and Health Initiative..
Jeff Kronisch
Jeff Kronisch brings an extensive background in executive search and technology consulting to Harris Allied, where he directs the firm’s recruiting efforts. Prior to joining Harris Allied, Jeff placed tech professionals with Web 1.0/2.0 Digital Media firms and led the recruitment effort for the integration of two major financial services firms.
Jeff has also held senior positions with Three Pillars Recruiting where he specialized in the Digital New Media space and on site at UBS where he supported the Investment Bank. At Kforce Technology Staffing Jeff was known as a professional who treated both consultants and clients with respect, integrity, and exceptional service. A resident of Riverdale, NY, Jeff is a proud husband and father.
Michael Abrams
Michael brings over twenty years of recruiting experience to Harris Allied. He joins us from Kaiser Time, Inc., a niche recruiting firm where he helped establish the company as the premier name in the luxury watch and jewlery industry.
Throughout his career Michael has been responsible for representing candidates from various disciplines with a diverse range of companies and industry sectors. The majority of his career has been focused on the Information Technology sector where he has placed professionals at various levels of seniority, from individual contributors and Quants to senior Executives.
A resident of Forest Hills, NY, he attended SUNY Empire State College in New York.
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