ABOUT CHRISTINA
People-centered transformation, grounded in systems thinking.
Dr. Christina Sandema-Sombe is an award-winning data and AI strategist, systems thinker, author and practitioner who helps leaders build the trust, governance, culture and operating conditions required to turn ambitious ideas into sustainable value.
THE PERSPECTIVE BEHIND THE WORK
Technology may enable transformation. People determine whether it succeeds.
Organizations often invest in platforms, policies and technical capability while treating adoption, trust and culture as secondary concerns. Christina’s work starts from a different premise: transformation succeeds when technology and human systems are designed to work together.
Her approach connects strategy with everyday behavior—how leaders make decisions, how functions collaborate, how employees understand change, and how organizations demonstrate that data and AI are creating responsible, measurable value.
“Know it. Run it. Prove it. Repeat.™”
EXPERIENCE ACROSS SYSTEMS AND SECTORS
A career shaped by global impact, enterprise transformation and practical execution
Christina brings experience spanning international development, global professional services, consumer enterprise and independent thought leadership.
Led global impact and performance-management systems work, connecting information, accountability and mission-driven outcomes across complex international environments.
Spent nine years in management consulting and served in global taxonomy and reference-data leadership, building experience across functions, markets and large-scale operating environments.
Served as Chief Data Steward for the athletic retail business, advancing enterprise stewardship, governance, engagement and sustainable data practices.
Advises, teaches, writes and speaks on AI readiness, human trust, governance, culture and the organizational systems needed to create lasting value from data and AI.
ORIGINAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
A connected system for responsible transformation
Christina’s frameworks help leaders move beyond isolated policies and one-time initiatives. Together, they connect trust, organizational intelligence, strategy, administrative functions and culture into a practical transformation system.
ONE ECOSYSTEM. MULTIPLE PATHWAYS.
Ways to work with and learn from Christina
The portfolio serves executives, teams, organizations and individual professionals at different points in their data and AI journeys.
Advisory & Organizational Solutions
Strategy, governance, readiness, stewardship and transformation support for private- and public-sector organizations.
Explore organizational support →Speaking & Executive Learning
Keynotes, workshops, executive briefings and facilitated conversations grounded in research and real-world practice.
Explore speaking →AI Ready Pro
On-demand, people-first learning that helps early- and mid-career professionals adapt and lead in AI-enabled workplaces.
Explore professional learning →Datum Café & The Data Mart
Enterprise literacy, reusable practitioner resources and culture-building products that make data more understandable, inclusive and actionable.
Explore learning and culture tools →PRACTITIONER-LED BY DESIGN
Ideas built to survive contact with real organizations
Christina’s work is informed by doctoral research, executive leadership and the realities of implementing change across organizational boundaries. She translates complex systems into practical language leaders and teams can use.
Her focus is not AI for AI’s sake. It is the disciplined work of preparing people and organizations to make responsible decisions, build adoption, govern effectively and produce evidence of value.
CREDENTIALS & RECOGNITION
Recognized leadership backed by education and practice
Christina’s authority combines academic research, enterprise experience, professional credentials, published analysis and recognition from leading data and AI communities.
- Doctor of Business Administration
- Carnegie Mellon Chief Data Officer certification
- Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
- Thinkers360 Multi-Category Thought Leader
- DataIQ100
- AIM AI100
- CDO Magazine Global Power Woman
- CIO Contributor
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
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