Kathleen

Starkoff

Kathleen (Kathy) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Orange Star
Consulting, a firm specializing in executive guidance on IT strategic effectiveness
and risk management, including cyber security. Having been a Chief Information
Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and an Enterprise Risk Manager for
three global, industry-leading organizations, she is widely recognized for her
straightforward ability to provide balanced guidance and deliver business value.

Kathys first c-level role was Senior Vice President and CTO of Bank One Corporation (now part of J.P.
Morgan Chase) with $290 billion in assets. There, as a management team member for the companys
high-risk finance group, she managed all aspects of IT and was part of the companys mergers and
acquisitions team, where she created a consulting process that enabled hundreds of IT professionals
to quickly consolidate banks onto enterprise systems and processes.

As CTO and Enterprise Risk Manager for Limited Brands, now L Brands, a global $8 billion retail
company that included Victorias Secret, Express and Bath & Body Works brands. She was
responsible for IT strategy including omni-channel and customer analytics; the supply chain
transformation and the consolidation of IT in support of the newly created Finance and HR shared
services. As the leader of a newly defined Enterprise Risk Management function, she established the
methodology for the effective identification, prioritization and management of all types of risk for
board presentation.

As CIO and Senior Management Council member at The Ohio State University, one of the nations
largest public research universities with over $5 billion in annual revenue and $240 million in annual
IT spend, she delivered the first enterprise IT strategic plan, crafted innovative partnerships with
Apple and Verizon and led organizational improvements, resulting in a 25% annual improvement in
customer satisfaction. Responsible for the first enterprise Cyber Security framework, she also
managed the technical and public relations response to a significant data security incident.

Ms. Starkoff is Chair-elect of Flying Horse Farms Board of Directors, part of Paul Newmans
SeriousFun Childrens Network providing transformative camp experiences for seriously ill children.
She is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors with experience on Executive,
Finance, Governance and Nominating Committees.
Kathy is part of Hewlett Packards Innovation Council, a collaborative forum of senior women
technology leaders who are committed to drive, learn and leverage best practices in technology
innovations to improve their businesses and communities. She is also a member of the International
Womens Forum and was selected as one of 15 international fellows for On the Board, a joint
initiative of the International Womens Forum and George Washington University, aimed to place all
15 fellows on corporate boards within the next year.

She earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from Case Western Reserve
University, and completed a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, cum laude, in Mathematics from Kent
State University.

Kathy enjoys cheering for the Middlebury College crew team as well as hiking, yoga and skiing in the
Rockies. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband.

Telephone: 614 216 7198 Email: Starkoffkk@gmail.com

KATHLEEN (Kathy) STARKOFF

starkoffkk@gmail.com
614 216 7198

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Orange Star Consulting, LLC, Columbus, Ohio 2013 to current
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFIER
Kathy is the founder of Orange Star Consulting, a firm specializing in executive guidance on IT
strategic effectiveness and risk management, including cyber security. Having been a Chief
Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and an Enterprise Risk Manager for three
global, industry-leading organizations, she is widely recognized for her straightforward ability to
provide balanced guidance and deliver meaningful business value.


The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 2008 to 2013
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Recruited to be part of a strategic business-minded leadership team, an innovation of E. Gordon
Gee who was named TIME magazines best college president in 2010. Established IT as an
enterprise function with 1500 team members and an annual budget of $240 million. Created the
first enterprise IT strategic plan, delivered the foundational components of its comprehensive
Cyber Security framework, developed Board reporting and managed the technical, public relations
and regulatory responses to compromises.

Member of the Presidents Council and Senior Management Council tasked with navigating the
often-competing requirements of The Medical Center, Academia, Research and Athletics for a
diverse set of stakeholders including the Board of Trustees, State Government Leaders, Faculty and
500,000+ Alumni. Transformed distributed IT organizations into an integrated model with
consolidated financials and a focus on performance achieving a 25% improvement in customer
satisfaction. Innovated impactful supplier partnerships with Apple Computer and Verizon Wireless.


Limited Brands, now L Brands, Columbus, Ohio

2001 to 2007
GROUP VICE PRESIDENT and CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Acted as key leader in the ideation and delivery of a SAP-centric global supply chain transformation,
enabling 60% growth in sales and profitability. Managed the swift creation of a 400-person team in
India and creatively integrated international and domestic teams, resulting in a new organizational
construct and sustainable Human Resource processes.

Created an IT investment portfolio methodology to prioritize $80 million in IT initiatives across
diverse businesses and gain participation in the enterprise capital allocation program, ensuring ITs
alignment with business objectives. Initiated comprehensive enterprise risk management function.


BankOne Corporation, now J.P. Morgan Chase, Columbus, Ohio 1998 to 2001
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT and CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Accountable for all aspects of IT for one of the organizations five business groups, high risk lending.
Successfully translated consulting model attributes into the enterprises significant merger and
acquisition efforts, improving the time and effectiveness of system consolidations.

KATHLEEN K. STARKOFF

KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio 1995 to 1998
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT and APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

National City Corporation, now PNC Financial Services, Cleveland, Ohio 1989 to 1995
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

International Business Machines, White Plains, New York 1983 to 1989
ADVISORY ACCOUNT MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE

Parker Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio 1979 to 1983
INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER



EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Policy
Case Western Reserve University 1983
Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Mathematics (Statistics) Kent State University 1979






BOARDS, ADVISORIES and RECENT RECOGNITION

MEMBER, National Association of Corporate Directors 2014 to current

ON THE BOARD Fellow, International Womens Forum and George Washington University 2014
Selected as one of 15 international fellows for program aiming to place all fellows on corporate
boards within the next year

Recognized as PEOPLE TO KNOW by Business First 2014
One of twenty IT leaders highlighted by central Ohios business news authority

MEMBER, Hewlett Packards Womens Innovation Council 2013 to current
Selected to join key members of Meg Whitmans leadership team with some of the nations
prominent CIOs, to better understand and accelerate innovation toward global problem solutions

BOARD DIRECTOR, Flying Horse Farms 2011 to current
Chair-elect, Chair of Governance and Development Committees; Member of Executive and Finance
Committees; Flying Horse Farms is part of the SeriousFun network, Paul Newmans camp for
seriously ill children.

MEMBER, International Womens Forum 2011 to current
Active participant at local and international levels including conferences in Vancouver and Berlin

BOARD DIRECTOR, Columbus Academy, independent, K-12 college prep school 2008 to 2014
Vice President, Chair of Governance and Development Committees; Member of Executive and Head
of School Search Committees

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