Chris advises, coaches and message trains CEOs and senior leaders of multi-nationals, fast-growing companies, NGOs and government. Having lived and worked in the US, China and Europe, Chris has operated in dozens of markets and cultures across the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia.
The through line of Chris's executive coaching and advising experience is working with clients at their highest stakes moments, when they are: on-boarding into new leadership roles, navigating massive external disruption or leading a transformation of the enterprise itself.
The Dark Horse Succession Candidate: Chris advised one of the official CEO succession candidates in 100+ year old iconic company, who was not expected to get the top job. Chris' client was named CEO after a carefully crafted leadership narrative and campaign
Business Pivot in the Face of Crisis: In the first few months of COVID, Chris worked with the CEO and executive team of a footwear and apparel company when they made a decision over the course of 48 hours to transform their manufacturing facilities to start producing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Following a Founder: Chris advised a longtime NGO executive in his transition to the CEO role when the Board and major donors demanded that the founder CEO must step down, but was allowed to remain on as a strategic consultant
Preparing for Scale, while still scaling: Chris coached the first-time-ever CEO of a generative AI company when it was pre-revenue with under 50 employees but valued at $2 billion from its Series A funding
Transforming a Business Model - and a culture: Chris counseled a Fortune 50 technology CEO as he laid out his strategy to move the company from a hardware business to a SaaS enterprise which required new workforce roles, customer offerings and financial reporting.
In addition working with his clients, Chris incubated and launched a first-of-its-kind training & coaching institute in China to provide communications, media and stakeholder management training to CEOs, as well as professional skills-building for communications and marketing executives; and as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Council on Foreign Relations Term Member, over the last twenty years, Chris has formed a unique personal global social and intelligence network of private and public sector influencers and leaders, which he often leverages for his clients.
Chris is a regular source and contributor to media outlets including, Fortune, Financial Times and Forbes on leadership topics related to technology disruption, global markets and social & political trends. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Business Insider’s Workforce Innovation Board, CUNY’s Office of Diplomatic Engagement & Training and University of Southern California’s Institute of Public Relations.