Bright Horizons Family Solutions

KATHERINE PALMER

Vice President of Employee Practices and Diversity

Katherine Palmer, Vice President of Employee Practices and Diversity, is primarily responsible for developing and supporting human resources practices for more than 15,000 Bright Horizons’ US employees. She oversees Bright Horizons’ employee relations, people practices, work-life and diversity programs. 

Under her leadership, the Bright Horizons' Human Resources team focuses on delivering human resources support that addresses the evolving needs of its employees.

Bright Horizons is the world’s leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education, and work/life solutions across the United States, in the UK, Ireland , the Netherlands, India and Canada. The company operates more than 700 child care and early education centers and provides a family of solutions to support employees through life’s stages. The company has also been included on the 100 Best Companies to Work For list by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE Magazine and the 50 Best places to work list in the United Kingdom by the Financial Times of London. 

Ms. Palmer is a graduate of Tufts University and holds an MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Management.