Cynthia Kohlbry – St. Louis
Cindy has a broad and diverse recruiting practice geographically focused on the Central Region.
She has handled assignments for the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, Belden Industries, Benoist
Brothers Supply Co., Montgomery Bank, Washington University St. Louis Endowment, and many others.
Before her career in search, Ms. Kohlbry worked in investment and merchant banking for Citi, HSBC, and a
regional bank later acquired by Bank of America. Her responsibilities have covered most areas of capital
markets, corporate finance, investment and commercial banking, wealth management, private equity, and
venture capital.
A graduate of Smith College, Ms. Kohlbry is deeply involved in her community. A founding board
member of the Shakespeare Festival, she is a past president of the Center of Creative Arts board.
Currently, she serves on the boards of The Repertory Theatre, the Board of the Women’s Forum, and
the advisory board for the Business and Technology School of Webster University. She is active with
the Bridges Across Racial Polarity group at MICDS, the Association for Corporate Growth, the
Venture Forum, and numerous other civic ventures. For the past ten years, she has volunteered with
Executives In Transition – a not-for-profit she founded – assisting executives in their career searches.