Cristina Jimenez

Cristina is a senior partner and global head of RHR Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging and has been instrumental in the firm’s own cultural transformation. She spends a great deal of her time advising C-suite leaders on how to scale/ transform their organizations, build high-performing teams, and create cultures where innovation and agility thrive. Cristina also possesses an expert ability to guide leaders through challenging political and business-oriented situations.

She is pragmatic and performance oriented, believing that purpose and belonging are essential for business results and producing positive change.

Prior to entering the corporate world, Cristina spent years leading talent- management and organizational-effectiveness functions. She worked in partnership with senior executives to create purpose-driven culture and minimize workplace toxicity. As a human resources executive, she focused on helping boards and C-suite executives make crucial talent and organizational decisions that facilitated results, ensured stability in talent pipelines, and minimized talent-based risks.

Cristina earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northeastern University and dual master’s degrees in sociology and business research from Stanford University and Stanford Business School.