Joy Curtis

Joy Curtis is a trusted advisor, coach, problem solver, and experienced human resources executive. She is the President and Founding Principal of the Human Resources consulting firm, Innovative Solutions HR, LLC. where she has worked extensively with clients in healthcare, higher education and professional services firms. Ms. Curtis founded Innovative Solutions HR, LLC. in 1994.

From 2005 until 2009, Ms. Curtis served as the Chief People Office at the international law firm, Ropes & Gray LLP where she founded "the People Organization." She was responsible for firm- wide Professional development, legal recruiting, human resources operations, secretarial services, travel, event planning and support for the firm's pro bono activities. In 2009, the organization was voted the best firm to work by associates across the United States in the Vault Survey.

Prior to founding Innovative Solutions, Ms. Curtis was Vice President, Human Resources at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, CT, and at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA. She was a member of the Senior Management Teams and responsible for managing human capital. Ms. Curtis has over 25 years of in-depth experience in all aspects of human resources management.

Ms. Curtis earned her bachelor’s from Yale University and her Master in Business Administration, with high honors, from Boston University. She is a certified coach through Martha Beck, Inc. and is a certified Career Invention coach. She has earned the designation of Senior Professional, HR, (SPHR) from The Society of Human Resource Management.

In her spare time, she follows her passion for animals by working with animal rescue groups and is a founder and a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Union for Siberian Huskies, Inc.