Kristine Rea

Ms. Rea is Chief Talent Officer at ECP where she leads talent and leadership development internally for the firm as well as for portfolio company executive teams.
Prior to joining ECP in 2022, Ms. Rea worked at YSC, part of Accenture, in their private equity leadership strategy practice both in Hong Kong and in NYC.
At YSC Ms. Rea led talent and leadership development for numerous global large cap and some mid cap private equity firms both internally as well as for their portfolio companies.
Ms. Rea was also a member of the APAC private equity leadership team building out the APAC private equity business.
Previously in Hong Kong, Ms. Rea was Head of Human Capital for a mid-market buyout firm leading internal and portfolio talent and leadership development.
While in this role, she built out the Human Capital function for the firm.
Earlier in her career Ms. Rea built and ran a private practice for 14 years, international in scope, providing executive coaching, team coaching, and psychotherapy for leaders and executives.
Ms. Rea received a B.A.
in General Studies and an M.A.
in Counselling from Providence.