Matthew Kurth

Matthew Kurth

Deputy Chief People Officer
Northwell Health

Matt is the Deputy Chief People Officer for Northwell Health. In this role, Matt leads the HR Enablement & Operations function and has additional responsibilities related to the design and implementation of strategic HR and people-related initiatives. This includes further advancing the overall HR operating model to help ensure the success of our ambitious people strategy and guiding the continued development and coordination of our HR teams.

Since joining Northwell in 2016, Matt has served in various HR leadership roles, overseeing areas such as project management, change management, career and performance development, and most recently, operations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he oversaw significant aspects of Northwell’s response to staffing and many other team member-related impacts, including coordination of our team member vaccination operation. Throughout his eight years with Northwell, he has led cross-functional teams amid challenging and evolving conditions.

Before joining Northwell, Matt spent seven years as a human capital services consultant for Baker Tilly, providing consulting expertise to Northwell and other organizations across various industries. Matt holds a Master of Business Administration degree in strategic HR management from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and he is a recent graduate of Northwell's High Potential development program.