

Navigating Career Transformation with Confidence and Purpose
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The career path of a Chief Strategy and Chief Innovation Officers are neither linear nor standard. These roles sit at the crossroads of business transformation—by their nature requiring leaders to their teams, their organizations, and their own careers. Navigating one’s own career evolution can be uniquely complex.
Join us for an intimate roundtable with Andrea Kilpatrick, former Principal at Egon Zehnder, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Founder of Archway Advisory. Andrea has guided hundreds of executives and boards through transitions, succession, and transformation. She blends a unique understanding of human behavior, strategy, and enterprise leadership to challenge of navigating moments of change—helping executives move forward with confidence and purpose.
Things We Will Cover:
How to recognize and navigate inflection points in your career
Lessons from advising and placing over 100 C-suite leaders
The unique challenges and opportunities in non-linear CSO and CIO career paths
The balance between ambition, identity, and purpose during transitions
How to create the conditions—internally and externally—for meaningful transformation
Whether you’re exploring your next chapter, redefining your leadership identity, or helping others through change, this conversation will offer perspective and practical wisdom for your journey.