“Kas was brought in, to Stand-Up Duracell as a Berkshire Hathaway Brand when it was acquired from P&G. She worked with the Duracell C-Suite and the Global Finance Organization to stand up the new global company as well as establishing the various business processes. She led the Business Intelligence scoping, development, training and analytics process as well as set-up the Global Learning and Development Function. She ran various end-to-end continuous improvement initiatives to drive waster deduction and simplify manufacturing and business processes establishing the various train-the-trainer programs. Her ability to coach leaders and mentor emerging leaders helped Duracell deliver both company and employee objectives. Kas was a valuable resource for the Treasury team including being an interim treasurer for a short while.”

“Dr. Kasthuri has been instrumental in enabling change management throughout our company. She is truly a progressive thinker, and an influential figure who showcases leadership throughout the organization. I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Kasthuri, and she has always demonstrated her mastery of connecting with different functions and levels of the organization which always gave her a true understanding of business process, challenges and opportunities for optimization; making her a true asset when it comes to identifying and actioning business value creation opportunities. Her Business Insights have always been an asset to our top leadership.

Separately Dr. Kasthuri, has been instrumental in my own career Development. She took genuine interest in my career, and has always provided me with valuable mentorship, and advice. Her approach was extremely genuine and “human”. Dr. Kasthuri’s professional skills, understanding of how organizations work, and genuine approach has had an amazing influence on my career.”

“Dr. Kasthuri Henry is one of the most influential women I have met and worked with in the business world. Her sense of ethics is impeccable, and she always has a message of inspiration and innovation. I describe her as “a sword made of tempered steel, sheathed in velvet…” She is calm, intelligent, insightful, and yet wraps it all up in a great sense of humor! Her personal story of having grown up in Sri Lanka in the middle of the civil war is remarkable. She has a weekly broadcast on Saturday mornings (7:00 a.m. Pacific – worth getting up for!) that is always loaded with inspiration, and is a great way to start the weekend.”

“Dr. Henry has been a great coach at such troubling times for me when it comes to being a leader. As a woman of color in a leadership position, Dr. Henry understood my concerns and listened attentively. Her approach to working with individuals was not a “one-size fits all” approach. She meets you where you are at and guides you to where you want to go. She coaches through storytelling and sharing her lived experiences to help you draw your own conclusions. I am a better leader because of her stories and listening ears. Thank you, Dr. Henry!”

“We are excited to have Dr. Kasthuri as a Phi Theta Kappa Certified Leadership Instructor! Her energy and passion for facilitating leadership development are true assets. Her level of experience in business and in research makes leadership dialogues rich with practical examples and intellectual rigor.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Kas when she was assigned responsibility for developing, managing and presenting the strategy around one of Career Education Corporation’s biggest risks – Admissions Effectiveness. Kas led her team to create the company’s first Standard Operating Plan for the University Group. This was a massive undertaking, and the resulting finished product addressed all risks and provided the underlying document for managing the admissions process across the division. Kas is a motivated, dedicated, intelligent senior leader that would be an asset for any company.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Kas when she was assigned responsibility for developing, managing and presenting the strategy around one of Career Education Corporation’s biggest risks – Admissions Effectiveness. Kas led her team to create the company’s first Standard Operating Plan for the University Group. This was a massive undertaking, and the resulting finished product addressed all risks and provided the underlying document for managing the admissions process across the division. Kas is a motivated, dedicated, intelligent senior leader that would be an asset for any company.”

“Kasthuri was a business partner who was chosen to speak at C-level round table forums sponsored by Robert Half International. I was introduced to her to invite her to participate as a speaker at a round table to discuss important issues such as succession planning and the impact of soon to be retiring baby boomers. As the CFO of Aon RIsk Services, I was highly impressed with her ability to set the tone and pace to create a culture of respect and hard work among all the people she encountered at Aon. Kasthuri lives the adage “do the right thing” within the parameters of business and community. Community for Kasthuri is global and not centralized- she helps when she can and in ways that matter. Her peers, those she supervises, and her mentors/supervisors are duly touched by the contributions she makes to the organizations she supports. As her career has progressed from Aon, I continue to look to Kasthuri as a compass to move towards excellence in leadership and progress to bring about positive change.”

“Kas was well respected by colleagues throughout the Aon organization while she worked there. As one of the highest ranked females in Aon at the time, her work, determination, organizational skills and knowledge of accounting and finance was well regarded. She gained the respect of a variety of executives as well as in subsidiary organizations. The fact that Kas was trusted with such enormous responsibility lends credibility to her competence to manage financial analysis and reporting in a large complex organization.”