Katie Belviso
I'm a Business Consultant
Flexible business & talent consulting,
without the full-time commitment.
About Katie
For more than 20 years, I've worked at the intersection of business strategy and talent management—first in large consulting firms and later in global talent leadership roles. Today, I bring that expertise directly to my clients, providing flexible, hands-on support to navigate change, strengthen talent strategies, and turn big ideas into coordinated action.
Business Consultant | Talent Strategist
My experience spans technology enablement, executive succession planning, and enterprise talent initiatives—impacting industries from health insurance, consumer products, and professional services to government agencies focused on environment, public safety, and social services.
- Location: Chicago, IL | virtual
- Ex: Slalom | Booz Allen Hamilton
- Availability: Part-time consulting engagements
- Experience: 20+ years
- Certifications: PMP | Prosci
- Education: BS Information Sciences & Technology
Services
From focused projects to ongoing advisory support, my goal is to be a right-sized partner—helping you scope and manage initiatives, strengthen talent practices, and deliver change that sticks.
Talent Management
I bring clarity to career paths, strengthen leadership pipelines, and make talent discussions more meaningful to improve retention and employee experience.
How I can help:
- Talent review design & facilitation
- Succession planning processes
- Competency frameworks
- Training design
Program Management
I help leaders create clarity, structure, and alignment at program launch or when initiatives lose momentum, ensuring internal teams can move forward with confidence.
How I can help:
- Executive & board reporting
- Program charters & plans
- Proposals / business cases
- Program assessment & troubleshooting
Change Management
I focus on the people side of transformation—designing strategies that help people understand, embrace, and succeed in new ways of working.
How I can help:
- Change management strategy
- Stakeholder impact analysis
- Communications plans & talking points
- Training strategy
How We Partner
I offer an experienced, flexible alternative to full-time hiring. Clients engage me on a part-time basis – typically 10-12 hours per week – for projects that last 4-16 weeks. This gives you access to expertise exactly when you need it, without the cost or commitment of adding headcount.
Project-Based Engagement
When to use: When you need structure and a clear path forward on a specific initiative. Projects typically run 4-16 weeks.
Flexible Advisory Support
When to use: When you want ongoing access to strategic guidance and dynamic deliverable support. A reserved number of hours a week/month.
Discovery Conversation
Let's start with a conversation about your needs! We can discuss goals, challenges, and measures of success as we explore potential paths forward together.
Let's Meet!Portfolio
- Talent Management
- Program Management
- Change Management
- All
Succession Planning & Board Reporting: Led global succession planning at a 12K-employee organization for the Chief People Officer. Directed plan updates for ~75 critical roles, resulting in YoY gains in successor readiness and diversity. Upskilled ~50 HRBPs through scenario-based training, established metrics and PowerBI dashboards, and drove board reporting.
Global Talent Review Process: Co-led the design of an enterprise-wide Talent Review process. Crafted the strategy, updated definitions of "top talent" and "potential", proposed a Workday solution, and created enablement tools—including a 9-box, development recommendations, personas, and a conversation guide—to elevate the quality of talent discussions.
Health Insurance Web Redesign: Managed digital initiatives for one of the largest U.S. health insurers, including the redesign and launch of its member website – improving the user experience, provider search, and cost estimation capabilities for 11M members.
Health Insurance Product Development: Program managed the annual product development cycle, overseeing 50+ cross-functional stakeholders to design new plan offerings. Defined program structure and drove timelines, budget, executive communications, and stakeholder alignment.
Emergency Communications Programs: Advanced national emergency communications readiness by helping design a $50M grant program, writing reports to Congress, developing operational plans, and facilitating public safety interviews and stakeholder summits.
Environmental Certification: Led compliance reporting for the EPA Superfund program, producing biannual certifications and quarterly reports tied to $150M+ in settlements. Developed reporting tools and process improvements for regional agencies.
CPG System Implementation: Delivered comprehensive change management for a national maintenance and procurement system implementation at a $4B CPG company (9K employees), including adoption planning, ~450 hours of training to 750+ users, and targeted communications across 7 plants.
Practice & People Leadership: Served on the leadership team for a 200-person Business Advisory practice, with the aim of improving consultant engagement, development, and performance. Served as a People Leader for consultants and talent managers, sharing feedback, coaching & mentoring, and participating in performance and talent reviews.
Career Framework Redesign: Drove discovery and redesign of the career framework to clarify expectations and career paths for nearly 10K consultants. Conducted executive interviews, consultant focus groups, and SteerCo workshops to inform recommendations. Proposed a new job architecture, competency model, and behaviors to support growth and mobility.
Future-Focused Talent Strategy: Advanced early strategic thinking on successor development and talent forecasting through self-directed research on leadership assessment and workforce planning. Attended annual i4cp conferences on human capital trends and future of work to shape our team's priorities.
CPG Enterprise Planning: Served as strategic advisor to a VP at a $24B U.S. foodservice distributor (25K employees) who was establishing a new enterprise planning function. Designed a change strategy, authored SteerCo communications, and built deployment tools to improve initiative coordination and effectiveness.
Testimonials
I had the privilege of partnering with Katie on initiatives related to talent mobility, succession planning, career framework competencies, and talent reviews at Slalom. The value Katie can offer to any organization is unmatched. She is deeply passionate about creating meaningful impact and takes a strategic, thoughtful, and human-centered approach to her work.
Tessa P.
Global People Team, Slalom
Get In Touch
Ready to explore how we can work together? I'd love to hear about your challenges and discuss how my expertise can help your organization achieve its goals.
Address
Chicago, IL
Available for on-site, virtual, and hybrid engagements
Call
(847) 448-0653
belvisoconsulting@gmail.com
Resume Highlights
Professional Experience
Slalom - Global People Team, Talent & People Experience
Senior Manager
2017 - 2025 | Chicago, IL & Virtual
Led enterprise talent initiatives for a global consulting firm (12K employees). Focused on succession planning, talent reviews, leadership development, and career frameworks. Partnered with executive leadership, while managing direct reports and mentoring across the function.
Slalom - Consulting Team, Business Advisory
Consultant → Principal Consultant
2012 - 2018 | Chicago, IL
Delivered strategic consulting services for Fortune 500 clients across healthcare and consumer goods industries. Managed digital transformation initiatives and organizational change programs. Advanced to a practice leadership role, managing teams, client relationships, and community partnerships.
Booz Allen Hamilton - IT Consulting Team
Consultant → Senior Consultant → Associate
2004 - 2012 | Washington, DC & Chicago, IL
Provided strategic consulting services to the federal government across public safety, environmental, and social service agencies. Specialized in program management, policy analysis, and congressional and regulatory reporting. Advanced from individual contributor to team leadership roles.
Education
The Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College
Bachelor of Science, Information Sciences & Technology
Graduated with Honors & High Distinction
Notable: Selected as Student Marshal | Spanish Minor
Senior Thesis: "Underrepresentation of Women in IT"
Maser, Kathryn. (2006). Influences and responses of women in IT education. In E. M. Trauth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gender and IT. IGI Global.
Certifications & Development
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
- Leadership Development (Stagen)
- Business Process Analysis (University of Chicago)
Community Leadership
Board member at Lincoln Park Community Services. Longtime volunteer with organizations focused on housing, food insecurity, education, and employment including Lumity, ChooseU, Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Inspiration Corporation.