Kelly Despontin
Value Creation Director
Portfolio Support Group*
Kelly Despontin joined Littlejohn in 2023 as a Value Creation Director partnering with the executive teams of our portfolio companies to create and implement strategies to deliver long-term enterprise value. Ms. Despontin brings a combination of management consulting and hands-on management experience that balances strategic vision with practical and effective tactics to drive transformation. Prior to joining Littlejohn, she was a Business Development Director at Instacart, leading a $1B portfolio of brick-and-mortar grocery clients in growing their e-commerce businesses via Marketplace and Enterprise platforms. Kelly also spent 7 years at Amazon in a variety of product management and category leadership roles. She started her career as a management consultant with Kearney in their Chicago and Sydney offices. Ms. Despontin holds a B.S. from Northwestern University in Organizational Behavior and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
*Individuals designated as members of the Littlejohn Portfolio Support Group (LPSG) are employed by LPSG, an affiliate of Littlejohn, that provides business consulting and operations improvement services, allowing Littlejohn to bring in-house some of the services typically provided by third party operating consultants and boutique consulting firms. Employees of LPSG are not employees of Littlejohn and are compensated by portfolio companies and/or LPSG.