Chris Jenkins is a Sr. Principal, Advisory and works with private sector and government organizations in the management of their IT function. Mr. Jenkins serves as a subject matter expert in change management, leadership and staff development, and implementing and scaling Agile. He works with clients to thoroughly understand the root issues of the challenges they face and serve as a thought-partner to leverage our research in solving those challenges and actualizing their mission-critical goals. He also serves as the Board Chair for a small nonprofit organization focused on developing youth through community service projects.
Prior to joining CEB, now Gartner, Mr. Jenkins worked at a coaching and consulting company, InsideTrack, Inc., in higher education. He managed the company's largest coaching teams, working with universities to improve the success of their students by increasing retention and graduation rates. There he specialized in operational effectiveness, change management, and staff development and leadership. He was responsible for the management and performance of the company's largest team, up to 81 managers and coaches throughout the U.S. working with up to over 16,000 college students at a time.
InsideTrack, Inc., Operations Team Manager II, 9 years
Quiktrak, Inc., Technical Writer, 1 years
Software Engineering Technologies and AI Solutions
M.B.A., Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, With Atkinson Honors
B.S., Liberal Studies, Emphasis in Journalism, Minor in History, Graduated With Honors
Implementing and Scaling Agile
Implementing DevOps
Business Analysis and Business Analyst Development
Organizational Change Management
Project Manager Skills Development