Christina Daniel

Christina Daniel brings nearly two decades of experience advising executive leadership teams on organizational effectiveness and talent strategy. She is passionate about helping leaders build influence, foster authentic connections, and create world-class teams. With a particular focus on relationship building and career progression, she equips executives to expand their leadership impact while cultivating the next generation of talent.

Daniel partners with boards and senior executives to align people practices with business priorities, balancing stakeholder interests, investor expectations, and governance realities in complex, high-growth environments. Recognized for her ability to guide organizations through transformation, she helps leaders achieve results that endure by deepening influence and strengthening the alliances that sustain enterprise growth.

Daniel began her career in financial services with Starwood Capital Group and Orbis Investment Management before transitioning into the life sciences sector. At Natera — a publicly traded diagnostics company undergoing rapid global expansion — she leads enterprise-wide initiatives in organizational design, succession planning, culture transformation, and performance management. Her pragmatic, results-driven perspective translates strategy into execution, offering actionable frameworks that leverage people strategy as a catalyst for business transformation.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from the University of Southern California, and an Executive Certification in Human Capital from the Wharton School.

Programs Christina Teaches

Strengthening Business Relationships: Creating Strategic Alliances and Building Trust, Online Course