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Joe Kitson

Joe Kitson

Fractional CHRO & Operating Partner in Indianapolis, IN, USA

Joe Kitson is the founder of Kitson Human Capital Solutions, a fractional CHRO practice built for private equity sponsors and their lower middle market portfolio companies. Across 20+ years leading human capital for PE sponsors and portfolio companies, including work connected to Riverside, Cerberus, and E&A, Joe owns the people side of the value creation plan: human capital due diligence, leadership bench and org design, retention, post-acquisition HR integration, and the first 100 days after a deal. Based in Indianapolis, serving sponsors and portco CEOs across the Midwest and nationally.

About Joe

Indianapolis, IN, USA
Fractional CHRO & Operating Partner
Kitson Human Capital Solutions

Accomplishments

CHRO Scaling a PE-Backed Healthcare Services Company

Chief Human Resources Officer, Lighthouse Autism Center
December 2021 - December 2023

Summary

Reported to the president and led the growth and overhaul of the HR function at a private-equity-backed (Cerberus) ABA therapy provider scaling toward $100M in revenue across nearly 40 locations. Supervised a rapidly growing team of 20 across L&D, talent acquisition, HR business partners, and total rewards, executing a people strategy built to support aggressive EBITDA and revenue targets for exit.

Fractional CHRO for PE-Backed Lower Middle Market Companies

Founder & Fractional Chief Human Resources Officer, Kitson Human Capital Solutions
September 2023 - Present

Summary

Provide embedded fractional and interim CHRO leadership to private equity sponsors and their lower middle market portfolio companies across the investment lifecycle. Lead human capital due diligence and 100-day integration planning; overhaul HR functions to support EBITDA and revenue targets through exit; architect compensation and total rewards; rebuild talent acquisition and L&D; advise executive teams on leadership standards, succession, and culture; and integrate AI-enabled tools into core HR workflows.

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Experience

Reported to the president and led the growth and overhaul of the HR function at a private-equity-backed (Cerberus) ABA therapy provider scaling toward $100M in revenue across nearly 40 locations. Supervised a rapidly growing team of 20 across L&D, talent acquisition, HR business partners, and total rewards, executing a people strategy built to support aggressive EBITDA and revenue targets for exit.

Provide embedded fractional and interim CHRO leadership to private equity sponsors and their lower middle market portfolio companies across the investment lifecycle. Lead human capital due diligence and 100-day integration planning; overhaul HR functions to support EBITDA and revenue targets through exit; architect compensation and total rewards; rebuild talent acquisition and L&D; advise executive teams on leadership standards, succession, and culture; and integrate AI-enabled tools into core HR workflows.

Skills

HR Transformation Total Rewards Talent Acquisition Learning & Development Private Equity Team Leadership Fractional CHRO Human Capital Due Diligence Compensation & Total Rewards Organizational Design