Leaning on her extensive cross-industry experience, Christine is an invested architect of change. She serves as a respected exemplary leader across public, private, and non-profit sectors. Ms. Gannon is known for her expertise in workforce and leadership development, economic development, change management, collaborative partnerships, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her research concentrates on the employee engagement in the workplace, leadership, equity, and inclusion with a focus on individual, organizational and enterprise change management. As CEO of Brightworks, she leads a team of cross-disciplinary organizational change consultants as they engage with public and private organizations.
Ms. Gannon is also the President and co-founder of The Foundation for Female Equity and Inclusion. Established in early 2020, this non-profit has a mission to serve organizations with resources, education, and best practices to drive diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace. Recognized as a leader in this space, Christine launched a podcast entitled Close the Gap, interviewing dynamic CEO’s and executives who share best practices, transformation and change for the workplace.
Most recently, Christine received the Most Influential Woman in Arizona Business Award in 2022 and the Phoenix Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business award in 2021. In 2020, Christine was recognized by the Capitol Times as a Top Woman Achiever of Arizona. She hosts a weekly leadership podcast, Great Companies! Great Leaders! where she interviews key thought leaders cross sector and industry.
Ms. Gannon is a published author and co-author of several books to include: The Excellence Code: 7 Steps to Achieve Lasting Impact™, Constitutional Grit: Using Grit as a Catalyst for Female Equity in the C Suite, along with Executive Women Grit: Powerful Stories of Women Who Earned the Silver Spoon.
Prior to launching Brightworks Consulting, Ms. Gannon was a global executive in Transformation and Change at IBM, as well as Vice President of Business Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma holding a Master Black Belt certification. She served as a leader, advisor and consultant for IBM’s internal transformation efforts and led global teams within IBM’s Outsourcing and Operations Strategy, specifically serving Fortune 100 organizations. Before joining IBM, Ms. Gannon served as a Global Program and Communications Executive at American Express, delivering key technology initiatives in the Asia Pacific regions, Australia, and the UK.
Ms. Gannon resides in Phoenix, Arizona and is invested in her community with board service, volunteer work and mentoring the next generation of women as they navigate the workplace and the communities where they serve.
