Chrissa Pagitsas, MBA

How does a Fortune 500 company with billions in revenue maximize the benefits of an ESG strategy? Chrissa Pagitsas reveals how to use the power of sustainability to lead and grow as a business and deliver innovative solutions through ESG.

Her audience walks in her shoes to build a $50 billion green bond business and the shoes of the Chief Sustainability Officers and Heads of ESG at global companies like Amazon, BlackRock, Procter & Gamble, and Owens Corning.

Change: How to navigate change strategies with employees, customers, and investors

Are you launching a new initiative?

Exciting a new customer base?

Whether new to their seat or highly experienced, every leader will launch a new initiative that meets resistance. Using natural and tangible examples from companies such as Fannie Mae, Procter & Gamble, and Trane, Chrissa Pagitsas shows how the real magic for change comes from creating a “surround sound” of key stakeholders to bring about the change. From employees to investors and even critical external partners and customers, she will inspire the audience to surround these stakeholders and achieve the targeted change.

​Sustainability and Innovation as an Intrapreneur

What does developing a new product line within an established company take?

How do we integrate sustainability throughout our business products?

It’s not the technology. It’s the mindset. Learn from the successful product launches of Procter & Gamble, Owens Corning, Amazon, and other leading companies that took leaps of faith grounded in business realities to capture new markets.

​Female Leadership and Diversity

To succeed today, businesses must call upon their employees’ diverse talents and extensive networks. Drawing on her own leadership experiences and those of senior executives at Fortune 500 companies, Chrissa Pagitsas guides the audience through a realization of the power of leaders to concrete steps to include diverse perspectives in business strategy and decision-making.

Chrissa’s presentations are tailored to meet the specific needs of her audience.

• Navigating uncertainty and market disruption
• Building business resilience and adaptation
• Fostering innovation
• Leading through change and business transformation
• Developing leadership skills
• Commercializing sustainability

ADAPTIVE INNOVATION

Thriving in the Disruptive 21st Century: How Successful Businesses Innovate and Grow 

In this keynote, Chrissa reveals the disruptive forces shaping global business, from geopolitical tensions and economic volatility to wildly divergent consumer attitudes, AI transformation, and increased regulatory risk. Drawing on her experience building a $51 billion bond business during a similarly challenging environment, Chrissa introduces a proven framework that will inspire leaders to innovate and drive meaningful results. She highlights executives across diverse industries who have successfully navigated these complexities and reinforces how these principles can empower businesses to meet the moment and find new growth. Leaders will leave with a clear roadmap for navigating uncertainty and turning disruption into opportunity.

RISKTAKING LEADERSHIP

The Art of the Calculated Leap: How Visionary Leaders Take Risks for Success

This dynamic keynote ignites a growth mindset for senior executives to aspiring leaders to develop a clear vision and manage the risks surrounding it. Drawing on insightful data and captivating case studies—including her own corporate executive experience—Chrissa equips audiences with a playbook for evaluating, managing, and capitalizing on risk with clarity and confidence. Designed for leaders at all levels, this keynote inspires attendees to unlock their potential and empower their teams, offering new tools for turning bold decisions into growth drivers.

RESILIENT TEAMS

Building Resilience: Businesses and Teams that Drive Lasting Value Creation 

Thriving in a world of constant change and disruption starts with building a culture of resilience and adaptation. Drawing on her own experience and insights from exemplary leaders, Chrissa Pagitsas equips executives and their teams with the tools to turn inward and deploy strategies to navigate uncertainty and drive long-term success. Chrissa also explores how resilience extends beyond internal operations, emphasizing the role of product innovation, partnerships, and pilot programs in accelerating the development and adoption of value-creating solutions. Designed for leaders across industries and functions, this keynote leaves businesses with a powerful playbook to embrace change, inspire new ways of thinking across teams, and create a sustainable culture built to last.

SUSTAINABILITY VALUE

Commercializing Sustainability: Creating Value, Accelerating Impact

In an era of political turbulence, rapidly evolving regulations and stakeholder pressures, and shifting corporate commitments, leaders face evermore challenges and complexities—and opportunities—with sustainability. In this keynote, Chrissa demonstrates how corporate sustainability must and should connect to tangible business value to achieve meaningful impact. Drawing on her experience as Fannie Mae’s head of ESG and in building its $51 billion green finance business, Chrissa offers actionable strategies for “commercializing sustainability.” Deeply experienced sustainability leaders to those just learning about it will leave this keynote inspired and armed with a playbook for integrating sustainability with strategy, strengthening partnerships, accelerating progress, and driving measurable results.