FOUNDER / OPPORTUNITY ARCHITECT / CONSULTING PRACTICE LEAD

Dr. Chris McNiven

Chris is a futurist who is singularly focused on achieving good in the world.  He creates opportunities for leaders and organizations to articulate and accomplish all they aspire to be.  

As an organizational strategist, he has led dozens though alignment, change, and innovation initiatives resulting in five-dimension growth (financial, people, mission, quality, customer) for clients. Sought after as a thought-partner and coach, Chris uses design thinking to meet complex organizational issues with actionable solutions. 

As a research practitioner, Chris couples a background in healthcare, higher education, and religious organizations with a Masters degrees in clinical psychology and a Doctorate of Organizational Leadership to help find data-informed solutions that work in the real world.  

While not exclusively, the majority of his work over the past 15 years has been in and with aging service organizations and the longevity market. During this time, he has provided leadership for areas from human capital and organizational development to operations and innovation verticals.

Chris is active with his family and in his community.He serves as a Board member of the Windshadow Group, mentors several young leaders, facilitates online MBA courses, , and is involved with his kids’ sports teams. In quiet moments, you can find him teaching baristas how to make a perfect cup of coffee, reading (most recently A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix. Friedman, E.H.), or enjoying the company of his wife and boys.