Jo Hamburge

Jo is the Senior Vice President of Consulting at Ovative, responsible for diagnosing and solving business problems and marketing challenges that prevent clients from accelerating enterprise growth. Since joining Ovative, Jo has been a key leader in developing and building Ovative’s consulting offerings, regularly advising clients on customer, marketing, and measurement strategies, digital transformation, and cross-functional team leadership. Jo has also led the development of Ovative’s own strategy. Prior to her current role, Jo launched Ovative’s Client Services team.

Prior to joining Ovative in 2017, Jo spent 5 years at Target Corporation where she helped lead the Enterprise Strategy team. During this time, she led the development of Target’s overall strategy and its presentation to the Board. Jo also spent 6 years leading strategy consulting engagements for leading Fortune 500 companies at McKinsey & Company, primarily in financial services and retail banking. Jo began her career in project management roles at JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, before and after business school.

Outside of Ovative, Jo is an avid world traveler who is equally passionate about living and working in the North Loop and is working on making her charismatic cat into an internet star.