Kristie Tobias is a certified consultant, national speaker, and author specializing in change management and leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, employee engagement, patient and customer experience, leadership development, business optimization, and financial improvement. She has a background in human resources and organizational development and nearly 20 years of consulting and leadership experience.

Kristie has created change leadership curriculum and leadership development workshops that have provided professional development for thousands of employees and leaders primarily focused within healthcare and utility-based industry. She excels at bridging communication and relationship gaps at all levels of leadership to create high-performing organizations of effective and proactive change competency, high employee engagement, and reduced turnover results. Kristie leads Huron’s Black Alliance Strategic Initiatives Committee and Huron’s diversity, equity, and inclusion program. She prioritizes building inclusive environments within Huron and strategic client partnerships, including facilitating unconscious bias workshops and trainings and moderating discussions on improving education related to health equity and inclusive educational opportunities within historically diverse universities and medical programs.

Kristie lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and serves on several nonprofit boards. She provides pro bono speaking and business advisement for small businesses and has served as an adviser for the mayor of Pensacola, Florida. Kristie developed her own brand focused on change leadership and mentorship and released her first book, podcast, and streaming series, all titled “Fearlessly Made You.”