Kim Dukes

Managing Director

Kim Dukes is a recognized expert on strategic diversity recruiting and inclusive business practices. Prior to joining Koya/DSG, she worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist where she was responsible for dismantling bias in the hiring process and hiring leaders for the organization.  During the Covid 19 pandemic, her work expanded to keeping an equity lens on the medical center’s internal and external work during the pandemic. She also co-founded  DSP Executive Search, a veteran-owned (Navy) diversity search firm that helped organizations address their talent pool gaps and assisted them in building, recruiting, and hiring balanced workforces.

For the past 25 years, Kim has recruited, hired, and trained candidates for managerial and executive roles, trained corporate recruiters on the art of inclusive recruiting, and served as a consultant and strategic partner to help organizations build sustainable diversity programs. Kim is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) – where she is a member of the Diversity Advisory Committee and past co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Community Forum. Kim is a Cornell Certified Diversity Professional/Advanced Practitioner (CCDP/AP), and a 2021 graduate of McKinsey Academy’s Black Executive Leadership Program.

Her work has been featured in Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, and the Boston Business Journal. She is a LeadBoston 2012 alumni and was named Northeast HR Association 2014 Volunteer of the Year. She sits on the board of Trustees for Youth Enrichment Services (YES) and her commitment to youth made her the recipient of a Strong Women Strong Girls’ Spark Award. She also received an individual award for Leaders in Diversity by the Boston Business Journal for her dedication, commitment, and outstanding contribution to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity within organizations. Kim was recently awarded the Northeast HR Association Frank X. McCarthy Diversity Champion Award for 2021.

Kim’s practice focuses on DEI and Human Resources Leadership Roles.