Tammy Kien Jersey

TKJ Associates was founded by Tammy Kien Jersey to meet the talent management needs of high quality businesses in a constantly evolving marketplace.

Ms. Jersey was a Director with the global executive search firm, Spencer Stuart, for eight years. She was a member of the firm’s Consumer Goods and Services Practice, and the Technology, Communications and Media Practice. Ms. Jersey’s search emphasis at Spencer Stuart was on the fields of direct/database marketing, brand marketing and sales, corporate communications, human resources and finance. Her clients included Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck-Medco, AT&T, Campbell Soup Company, Starwood Hotels, eBay, as well as several venture-backed, early stage companies.

Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Ms. Jersey’s career spanned both business and government. She gained financial services and direct marketing expertise as a senior marketing executive at American Express and The Danbury Mint. Before that she held senior roles in government where she served as legislative aide to Senators Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kansas) and David Karnes (R-Nebraska) in the United States Senate, focusing on transportation, telecommunications, and labor and human resources laws. Before business school, Ms. Jersey was a financial analyst in corporate finance with The First Boston Corporation, as well as an aide to a Member of Parliament in London, England.

Ms. Jersey earned a B.A. in Political Science from Vassar College and an M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School.

Carolyn Livingstone

Carolyn Livingstone is a core member of TKJ Associates. Working in close partnership with the Founder and President of TKJ, Carolyn is a key contributor to the success of the firm. Carolyn oversees the bulk of the research activities for TKJ Associates’ clients and has received praise from the firm’s clients for her sophisticated handling of each high profile assignment. Since early 2004, Carolyn has helped TKJ Associates secure outstanding placements in senior leadership roles across the Human Capital, Professional Services, Consumer Goods & Services, Public Relations and Publishing sectors. As a recruiting generalist, Carolyn has placed executives across all functions, from general management to human resources, finance, sales and marketing, merchandising, research and development, operations and technology.

Carolyn has been an executive search professional for over 10 years, working with a broad collection of clients. Throughout her career, she has worked across all business sectors, with recent experience in publishing, consumer products, professional services, information technology and financial services. Additionally, Carolyn has placed executives in the manufacturing and healthcare sectors.

In November 1996, Carolyn established her own independent research and consulting firm. Through her business, she has had the opportunity to work with executive search industry leaders such as Heidrick & Struggles, Spencer Stuart, WhiteHead Mann, Christian & Timbers, Korn/Ferry, Ray & Berndtson, AT Kearney, KPMG, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Based in Toronto, Canada, Carolyn is committed to providing an international focus to her work. Her search work has spanned the U.S. and the Caribbean, Canada, the UK, South America, and the Middle East.

Carolyn began her career in human resources with Canadian Pacific in their computers and communications group. She was recruited to Cambridge Management Planning, a boutique executive search firm, where she focused on recruiting professionals to the manufacturing, healthcare and financial services industries. She later joined Ray & Berndtson, a global executive search firm, to conduct senior executive searches across a variety of industries. At Ray & Berndtson, Carolyn was involved in the research and consulting for CIO, CEO, CFO and CTO roles across North America.

Carolyn has a B.A. degree in Psychology and Sociology from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

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