Title: Founder
Company: Kurfist Consulting LLC
Location: Naples, Florida, United States
Amy Kurfist, PhD, founder of Kurfist Consulting LLC, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Business Owners for dedication, achievements, and leadership in higher education.
Dr. Kurfist is recognized for her distinguished career in education and consulting, with a career spanning over 20 years. As the founder of Perfect Consulting LLC, she leverages her expertise as a former higher education senior research adviser at Hanover Research in Arlington, Virginia, where she was a content director for higher education and a higher education senior research adviser involved in both research and consulting for leaders in higher education. Blending her tenured background in business and higher education, Dr. Kurfist offers a unique perspective to clients.
Before working for Hanover Research, Dr. Kurfist held various roles, including marketing director for academic perspectives in higher education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk University, where she acquired her doctorate, between 2016 and 2018. She was also the vice president of the non-deal roadshow at Needham & Company LLC in New York City, director of special events at Fountain House, vice president and head of U.S. equity marketing at BMO Capital Markets, and associate director and corporate roadshow specialist at UBS Investment Bank. Earlier in her career, Dr. Kurfist garnered success as a compliance paralegal at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in New York from 2003 to 2007.
Dr. Kurfist’s decision to pivot away from investment banking to follow her passion has been gratifying, and she draws fulfillment in helping others pursue their dreams. Regarding education, she has been keen on taking a mixed-methodological approach to higher education research. She is primarily known for tackling challenges faced on community college campuses, such as diversity, equity and inclusion, and its impact on mental health.
In preparation for her future, Dr. Kurfist received a Bachelor of Science in communications, cum laude, from Boston University in 2002. She also received a Master of Business Administration from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington in 2009 and a Doctor of Philosophy in higher education from Old Dominion University in 2019. Adding to her credentials, Dr. Kurfist received certification in diversity and inclusion from the ILR College at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 2021, making her highly qualified in her field.
Dr. Kurfist received a Delegate Scholarship from CASE District III in 2018 during her college years. She was also recognized for her hard work by being named Outstanding Doctoral Student in Higher Education by Old Dominion University in 2019. These recognitions demonstrate Dr. Kurfist’s hard work and commitment to her educational success.
Reflecting on her career thus far, Dr. Kurfist credits many of her achievements to the support and recognition she has received from her family. While coming of age, she learned it was okay to pursue one’s dreams, not those of others. As such, she could forge her own path and do what made her happy.
Eager for the future of her consulting career, Dr. Kurfist remains steadfast about ensuring her and her clients’ happiness. Believing firmly in the power of choice, she is also committed to inspiring and encouraging younger women to embrace and pursue what makes them happy.
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