Chris Shipley (she/her)
Partner, C/R Strategy Partners
Chris Shipley has documented, influenced, and predicted the impact of technology on business and society for 40 years as a journalist, industry analyst, entrepreneur, and business strategist. As the executive producer of the DEMO conference for over a decade, Chris identified and introduced to the market game-changing products such as WebEx, salesforce.com, VMWare, Audible, and Roku.
Today, Chris focuses on the human and organizational challenges caused by technology-driven change and economic disruption. She is the co-author with Heather McGowan of The Adaptation Advantage, which explores issues of identity and leadership in the future of work, and The Empathy Advantage, which argues for much-needed organizational and leadership changes in a post-pandemic world. Her latest book, Leading for Tomorrow, co-edited with Scott Barry Kaufman, unites the work of renowned authors, academics, and thought leaders on the need to reorient leadership toward human flourishing and was released by Wiley in July 2026.