Grad CCD Interview Coaches

Larry Childs

Larry Childs has focused his career on developing and enhancing the abilities of executives and managers to lead their organizations by engaging the full talent and capabilities of their people, including themselves. As a consultant, his results include entire management teams who are better aligned, capable of delivering on ambitious strategic plans, and fully focused on achieving the impossible. His positions have included training management positions for Ford, Texaco, Liberty Mutual, and Raytheon, developing global leaders and performance management systems.

Childs earned his bachelor’s degree with honors with a dual major in psychology and sociology from Hartwick College, and his MA and PhD in social and industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago. 

George Lee

George Lee brings over 30 years of experience in technology research and management leadership to the Graduate Center for Career Development. He has a strong background in new materials research for the chemicals and electronics industry, coupled with extensive experience in new product and business development. In addition to these capabilities, he has led initiatives in intellectual property management, value chain analysis and strategies, and team development activities.

He is a working consultant to Boston-area firms, providing assistance in the area of commercialization of advanced technology research ideas. George specializes in helping working professionals, particularly those with a science or technology background, develop career transition strategies. George holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Williams College and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Colorado. 

Ron Lemke

Ron Lemke has over 35 years of experience as a marketing and operating executive in consumer products, packaging, and office technology companies. He is currently an operating partner and adviser to a private equity firm focused on acquiring middle-market companies, and a working consultant in various industries. Most recently, he was the CEO of Power Container, Inc., a socially responsible venture-funded specialty packaging startup. His early experience includes senior-level operating and marketing roles with Fujitsu Limited and Dixie Consumer Brands. Ron serves as an adviser to students seeking career transition strategies in private equity, startups, and consumer and industrial products marketing and operations. Ron has a BBA in management from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Pace University.

Kristina Nowak-Bunce

Kristina Nowak-Bunce spent her 30+ year career as a Director of Relationship Development at Buyer Talent Solutions, a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) with over 55 years’ experience in the product/recruitment marketing communications area. During her time at Buyer, she partnered with HR and Talent Acquisition professionals across a broad range of industries including healthcare, retail, higher education, finance, life sciences, high tech and business services. 

Kristina earned her M. Ed. in Leadership and Administration at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Over the past several years she has worked closely with Babson MBA students as a 1:1 coach through the Developmental Learning Partner (DLP) program, as well as with Babson undergraduates in the former Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program (CLTP). She also volunteers as an advisor for the Graduate Leadership Lab Program, which offers sessions on leadership topics and interactive workshops arranged by Graduate Student Life and Leadership. These sessions focus on strengthening and enhancing Babson leadership experiences. 

Shane Picciotto MBA’14 

Shane Picciotto is a detective and engineer at heart. His experience ranges from corporate to startup, with time at Bose and the startup Mobee. He also advised the executive team at LogMeIn as chief of staff. He enjoys spending his working hours at Fusion Labs within Optum as a product experience manager. There, he’s excited about discovering customer pain points and solving them with healthcare technologies. Outside of work, he’s engaged in developing and coaching recent grads and building the product community in Boston through associations with BPMA and Launch It! Picciotto earned his mechanical engineering degree from MIT and his MBA from Babson College. 

Chris Pollino

Chris is an accomplished leader and coach with extensive business, management and consulting experience. He has deep expertise and practice in the areas of talent management, executive assessment and selection, executive and team coaching, leadership development, and learning and development. He is currently an Executive and Team Coach with Genentech, as part of the Product Development Portfolio and Strategy Delivery organization. He has designed and managed development solutions for all levels of the organization, served as the local talent management expert partnering for the Genentech Executive Committee, led a best-in-class executive coaching practice, and coached senior leaders and teams.

Prior to joining Genentech, Chris was a Vice-President and General Manager for Personnel Decisions International (PDI). At PDI, he was responsible for leading the San Francisco Operating Office and consulted in a variety of areas including executive assessment, coaching, and talent management. Prior to PDI, Chris held a number of positions in Human Resources, Finance, and Operations in organizations across a variety of industries. Chris holds a B.S. degree from Babson College, an M.B.A. from Northeastern University, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco. He coaching certifications include ACC with ICF, Columbia Certification Coaching Program, and System Team Coaching from AoEC.

Sydney Swain MBA ’20

Sydney Swain is a Senior Process Improvement Professional at Humana, where he leads cross-functional teams to drive process efficiency and optimize construction management. He manages Real Estate budgets, implements technology solutions, and enhances operational workflows. A 2020 MBA graduate of the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson, Sydney earned the prestigious Dean’s Leadership Award and was named an MBA to Watch by Poets & Quants. He also served as a Writing Specialist for the Graduate Career Center while earning his MBA. Outside of work, he mentors future business leaders and advocates for Black men’s health through Black Men Run-Boston.