Christie Smith

Christie Smith is a highly accomplished executive with over 35 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on leadership, talent management, organizational design, and workforce transformation.1 Here are some key details about her career and expertise:

Professional Experience

• Senior Managing Director at Accenture (2020-2023): Christie led Accenture's global Talent & Organization/Human Potential practice.14 In this role, she:

  • Directed a global team helping clients transform leadership, talent, and cultures
  • Drove Accenture's "future of work" thought leadership and research
  • Shaped market strategy for the Talent & Organization practice

• Global Vice President for Inclusion & Diversity at Apple (2017-2020)2

• Managing Principal at Deloitte Consulting (2001-2017): Responsible for the West Region Consulting practice1

Expertise and Recognition

Christie is recognized as an expert in:

• Leadership and culture
• Talent management and organizational design
• Workforce management and change management
• Inclusion and diversity
• People analytics and AI in the workplace13

She has been featured in major publications like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Christie was named a Top 50 Diversity Leader in 2020 and included in Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021.2

Education and Current Roles

• PhD in Clinical Social Work with a focus on industrial and organizational psychology from New York University2
• Currently serves as a Senior Partner at Modern Executive Solutions3
• Founder of The Humanity Studio™, a research and advisory institute1

Christie Smith is known for her passion to "solve for humanity in the workplace" and her expertise in helping organizations navigate complex transformations in leadership, talent, and culture.13