HighPoint Associates hires Kristel Kurtz as partner and Erica Jackey as VP

HighPoint Associates (HPA), a boutique management consulting firm, has hired Kristel Kurtz as a partner and Erica Jackey as vice president of business development.

Based in Boston, Kurtz brings 25+ years of consulting experience, with expertise in driving growth and operational excellence for industrial, healthcare, and technology companies.

She was previously a partner in the strategy practice of Cherry Bekaert, a partner at sales and marketing consultancy SBI, and a managing director at nonprofit sector consultancy Third Sector Capital Partners.

Earlier in her career, Kurtz spent 19 years at Accenture, where she was a senior manager in the strategy practice and completed numerous engagements across market entry, sales force optimization, restructuring, merger integrations, and digital transformation.

She has an MBA from MIT and a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.

Jackey is based in Los Angeles and will work with HPA’s partners on go-to-market strategy and client development. She will also oversee the HPA Associate program, a development program for early-career talent at the firm.

Jackey previously spent three years at L.E.K. Consulting, where she was a senior consultant in the TMT practice. Before that, she spent three years at information services consultancy GLG, where she was a content manager in the TMT and high-yield and distressed debt groups.

Jackey has an MBA from UCLA and a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

“We are thrilled to welcome both Kristel and Erica to HighPoint Associates,” said Sumeet Goel, founder and managing director at HPA. "Kristel’s extensive experience in advising C-suite leaders, particularly within private equity-backed environments, is invaluable. At the same time, Erica’s team leadership and client development expertise will be instrumental in expanding our reach and deepening our impact.”

HPA was founded in 2002 and has a team of 25 professionals across offices in Los Angeles and New York. The firm provides strategic advisory, performance improvement, and organizational transformation to clients in retail and consumer, food and beverage, financial services, industrial, healthcare, and technology.