Kimm Lauterbach, President & CEO

The power and strength of the partnerships Kimm Lauterbach has forged during her tenure with REDI Cincinnati have truly driven this region forward economically. When thinking of a "project," its best to look at her management and leadership over the past few years in a challenging business and personal environment. Kimm has worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic and during the recovery period to reassure REDI's staff, offering encouragement, recognition, and continual acknowledgement of each person's contribution toward achieving REDI’s mission and metrics. She showed strength in the face of adversity as well as compassion and empathy for her team members as they struggled with their own personal challenges related to the pandemic facing our country. Moreover, Kimm managed the organization during a time of social unrest and increased discussion around DE&I. Granted, Kimm was a strong leader and advocate for DE&I prior to this, but she increased REDI’s efforts and has continued to do so by working with the team to create a DE&I strategy, identifying multiple training opportunities to improve awareness and accountability for REDI Cincinnati.