Mission-focused leadership driving strategic impact

Kathy is a seasoned people and culture executive with more than 20 years of experience leading global HR organizations across high-growth technology, private equity–backed, venture-backed, and public companies. Throughout her career, she has built and scaled people strategies that drive business performance, strengthen culture, and enable sustainable growth. Her expertise spans global HR operations, talent acquisition, leadership development, M&A integration, and organizational transformation, with a consistent focus on aligning people strategy to business outcomes.

As Momentive’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Kathy leads the company’s people function for a global, remote-first workforce. She is responsible for shaping culture, improving engagement and retention, and building scalable HR infrastructure that supports growth.

Prior to joining Momentive, Kathy held leadership roles at Personify, Rev.com, Spiceworks, Blackbaud, Clear Channel (iHeartMedia), GE Energy Management, Entegris (ATMI), and Dell. Across these organizations, she partnered closely with executive teams to modernize HR operations, prepare companies for IPO and M&A activity, launch global offices, and develop high-performing leadership teams. She has worked extensively across Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Client Success, Finance, IT, and Professional Services, bringing a pragmatic, data-driven approach to people leadership.

Kathy holds a master’s degree in human resource management from St. Edward’s University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Sonoma State University. She is a Certified Coach through the Center for Creative Leadership and is recognized for building inclusive, high-impact cultures that enable both people and businesses to thrive.

Summit is a tenured finance executive with deep experience driving financial transformation, operational excellence, and scalable performance in high-growth software organizations. He is known for a collaborative, data-driven approach to financial leadership, and for building strong finance teams that drive business impact. 

As Momentive’s Chief Financial Officer, he brings extensive strategic finance and operational leadership to support the company’s next phase of growth and value creation. Summit is passionate about mentoring talent, enabling cross-functional alignment, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. 

Prior to joining the company, Summit served as Chief Financial Officer at Personify, where he led financial strategy, planning, and reporting to enable sustainable growth and disciplined execution. Previously, Summit held senior finance and operations leadership roles at Eptura, Anchore, and LogicMonitor, where he partnered with executive teams on strategic planning, forecasting, M&A, and performance management. His earlier experience includes progressive finance leadership positions across software, technology services, and capital markets.   

Summit holds a master’s degree from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies, Ancient Greek from the University of California, Davis.

Kristen is a seasoned legal executive and strategic advisor with more than 25 years of experience guiding growth-oriented companies, including fintech startups and private equity-backed SaaS enterprises, through complex legal, regulatory, and governance landscapes. She brings a distinguished record of enabling revenue acceleration while safeguarding enterprise value, drawing on extensive experience in both in-house and outside counsel roles. Kristen is recognized for aligning legal strategy with business objectives, partnering closely with executive leadership, founders, investors, and cross-functional teams to deliver pragmatic, risk-calibrated solutions that drive measurable outcomes.

As Momentive’s Chief Legal Officer, Kristen leads the global legal and corporate governance functions. She defines and executes the company’s legal strategy, builds scalable legal and compliance infrastructure, and strengthens governance frameworks to support rapid growth and value creation. In her role as Corporate Secretary, she serves as a principal advisor to the Board of Directors and its committees, enhances board and committee effectiveness, and advances best-in-class governance practices. Kristen plays a central role in strategic transactions, commercial optimization, regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational scaling, ensuring the organization is positioned for sustainable expansion and successful investor outcomes.

Kristen has held senior legal roles within both global enterprises and high-growth fintech startups, where she established foundational legal and compliance programs, negotiated complex commercial and payments agreements, supported capital raising and M&A activity, and implemented governance structures designed to scale alongside evolving business models. 

Kristen earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and her Juris Doctor from The University of Tennessee College of Law, both cum laude.

Adam is an experienced sales leader who has spent his entire professional career in Southern California’s technology landscape. Throughout his career, Adam has developed a strong track record in scaling organizations, managing large, diverse technology portfolios, and driving adoption across a broad array of industries. He has led entire sales teams across the Americas and Europe, and held fully global, cross-functional leadership roles that have shaped his wide-ranging perspective.

As Momentive’s Chief Revenue Officer, Adam leads a high-performing sales team and is focused on accelerating growth and increasing client acquisition, retention, and expansion.

Prior to joining Momentive, Adam spent 16 years in various senior leadership roles at Ansys, part of Synopsys, including Vice President of Sales for Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. Most recently, Adam served as Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Field Sales at Cadance Design Systems. He holds a BSME in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Tawny is a strategic marketing leader with deep expertise in driving demand generation, brand growth, and cross-functional collaboration across organizations. With a proven track record of building high-impact marketing programs, Tawny specializes in accelerating marketing’s contribution to revenue, expanding market presence, and strengthening client engagement. 

As Momentive’s SVP of Corporate Marketing, Tawny leads the company’s global marketing initiatives spanning demand generation, communications, digital strategy, events, and brand – with a focus on measurable business impact and exceptional client outcomes.

Known for her collaborative leadership style, Tawny fosters strong relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring that marketing is a true growth driver for the business. Passionate about innovation and results, Tawny brings creativity, analytical insight, and a client-first mindset to every initiative. 

Prior to joining Momentive, Tawny led marketing teams at Axiom, Gartner and The New York Times. Tawny holds a BBA in marketing from Loyola University Maryland.