Kim Hardy is an accomplished attorney with more than 25 years of experience in regulatory compliance, community development and construction. Her career is characterized by senior positions in New York City and State government, where she led community development, diversity and compliance initiatives.
In her role as Senior Vice President of Compliance at McKissack, Kim oversees a team of professionals managing diversity, inclusion and compliance requirements for public sector and private clients, including NYCEDC Coney Island Hospital Campus Renovation, The Studio Museum of Harlem, the new Terminal One at JFK International Airport, NYCEDC Rockaway Boardwalk Reconstruction, and PANYNJ LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Building Replacement.
As the Deputy Commissioner for Economic and Financial Opportunity at the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), Kim managed the division responsible for the City’s certification of minority and women owned business enterprises (M/WBE) and other certifications. She also oversaw technical assistance and capacity building programs to assist and strengthen businesses. Her portfolio included units charged with compliance with equal employment opportunity, labor standards, Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) and other regulatory mandates.
Kim’s prior experience includes serving as Managing Director at Thacher Associates, a consulting firm specializing in construction monitoring, monitoring compliance with M/W/DBE, labor and workforce requirements on projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, The Port Authority of New York/New Jersey and other governmental and private sector clients. Kim also served in executive positions at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), including Deputy Commissioner for Development and as Special Counsel for Regulatory Compliance.
Kim’s career also includes senior positions at the New York State Empowerment Zone Corporation and NYC Commission on Human Rights. She has served on the boards of the YWCA of New York City, the New York State Advisory Board for the U.S. Commission on Human Rights, the New York City Loft Board, United Nations Development Corporation and the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce.
Kim is a graduate of North Carolina Central University. She earned her JD at Yale Law School and is admitted to practice law in the State of New York