Christine Bassarab, PhD
- Senior Advisor, Leadership Consulting, United States
+1 415 235 8425
cbassarab@boyden.com
Christine Bassarab is an organizational psychologist with over 20 years’ experience designing and implementing strategies that enable boards, executive teams, and organizations to manage complex change and develop more effective decision-making processes to meet the needs of stakeholders. She is an especially valuable ally to boards seeking to enhance performance through governance best practices.
Professional Focus
- Over 20 years’ experience as an executive and consultant to senior executives and boards on organizational, leadership, and board governance effectiveness
- Identifies key areas to improve board dynamics, focus board discussions on strategy and high impact decision making, and align board composition with strategic needs
- In-depth expertise in governance, strategic planning, board and leadership assessment, CEO coaching, organizational assessment and design, and M&A integration strategy
- Extensive background in financial services and fintech including leadership roles involved in transforming businesses to improve performance
- Partners with a broad cross section of clients in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors
Business Expertise
- Co-Founder of Board First Consulting, LLC, a board effectiveness consulting firm
- Senior Board Effectiveness Consultant at a nationally recognized board effectiveness consulting firm
- More than seven years in a large global public fintech company serving in a variety of leadership positions in product management, M&A, and senior leadership talent management and organizational effectiveness
- Over a decade in leadership roles within global top-tier capital market firms responsible for driving high performance in key areas such as business strategy, HR, and operations; hands-on experience in positions including Chief of Staff to C-suite executives, regional business manager, head of global performance management and leadership effectiveness
Education & Certifications
- Doctoral degree (PhD) in organizational psychology from California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco