About Kristin
Kristin Hebert is the managing partner of Caldwell’s Legal Practice and San Francisco office, and a leader in the Academic, Non-Profit, Social Enterprise & Culture practice. She is also a member of the Firm’s leadership committee.
With more than 35 years of executive search experience, Kristin has been instrumental in building and shaping teams that represent the many diverse groups across the world. She has a stellar reputation for being a trusted advisor and partner to her clients and candidates alike, and consistently receives Outstanding Achievement Awards for both client and candidate excellence. In 2021, Kristin was awarded Caldwell’s G. Edmund King Partner of the Year Award, which recognizes outstanding performance broadly and is based on the following criteria: performance, professionalism, respect (for others and from others), consistency and mentorship.
Experience
Kristin’s expertise is the recruitment of senior legal, operations, human resources, compliance, privacy, regulatory and government affairs talent. Her clients include public and private companies of all sizes across various industries including financial services, aerospace and defense, industrial, consumer products, retail, health care, life sciences and technology. In addition to her corporate search, she also has extensive experience working in higher education and with academic medical centers, as well as strategic searches for law firms for partners, practice groups and executive firm administration.
Before joining Caldwell, Kristin held leadership roles at Heidrick & Struggles, Highland Partners and Kristin Hebert Associates, a search firm she founded in 1993.
Education
Kristin earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Southern California.
More About Kristin
For many years, she served as a member of the development committee of The Bridge School and she is an associate member of The Cancer League, Inc.
Recent Feedback
“Kristin was amazing. Total pro. Knows the market, knows the game, knows the strategy. 1,000% satisfied and will recommend you all going forward to all my colleagues.” – Director, Corporate Counsel, International IT management company
“Kristin and team are incredibly effective in landing amazing talent. Not only is candidate quality high, their accelerated pace helps reduce team/leader stress by enabling the rapid plug of talent gaps. Kristin is highly collaborative and a great partner, both Kristin and team listen and understand client requirements and concerns which makes their impact even greater.” – Director, HR Business Partner, International IT management company
“We’ve had a long-standing relationship with Kristin Hebert, and she understands both our business needs and personality needs. She’s the perfect “matchmaker” for finding the right person to fill roles.” – Kim Gray, Global Chief Privacy Officer
“Kristin Hebert did an outstanding job on our GC search. Had a star candidate who backed out for personal reasons, and we had to start over. Kristin never missed a beat. She is honest, always available and works incredibly hard to ensure she understands the clients needs.” – Private equity high-growth healthcare company
“Kristin Hebert is great at what she does and has the highest integrity. The entire team made the process (from beginning to end) of finding our next best hire easy. You have a team of dedicated, attentive, credible professionals with whom I was honored to work.” – Global biopharmaceutical company
