Chris Gassman is an innovator with a decade of experience growing companies sustainably. His 5yr BHAG: Help generate $1T in Revenue by making the world a thriving place for all.
Chris's endeavors have added both bottom-line and top-line value to UN Agencies, start-ups, Fortune 500s, and a variety of others in between. Examples include:
- Created a science-based target (SBTi) - that includes their supply chain - and a climate action plan for the leading Foodservice company in the U.S., signed off on by CEO & still driving decisions in its 3rd year
- Coached the local team of a leading U.S. charity on how to further align their investments with their values (ESG / Impact Investing), next steps plan adopted by the parent body
- Helped start 4 entrepreneurship Incubators in 3 States, tapped by a trade association to catalyze more
- Advised a FinTech startup on People Strategy, proved value of Advisory Board w/in 1yr and CEO expanded it
- Coached 400+ professionals 1:1 on how to work and job search more in alignment with their values
Chris earned his MBA / JD joint degree from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He received his BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a double major in International Affairs and Political Science.
Specialties:
- Change Management (Materiality Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Culture & Process)
- Commercialization (White Space Ideation, Value Propositioning, Implementation)
- Sales Funnel (Needs, Objections, Dream Fulfillment)
- Servant Leadership (Initiative, Collaboration, Empowerment)
- Valuing Ecosystem Services (Energy, Climate Regulation, Food, Water, Waste)
- M.B.A., Track: Innovation; Concentrations in: Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
- J.D., Environmental Law Science & Policy, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- International Affairs, University of Regensburg
- B.A., International Affairs, Political Science, German (Minor), Central & Eastern European Studies (Cert.), University of Colorado Boulder
Education & Training
The efforts of a group of passionate alumni working voluntarily online from six different countries spanning the globe created this work. Operating remotely, they are making an impact side-by-side a far-reaching student-run worldwide non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation which they were all members of at the time.
The efforts of a group of passionate individuals working voluntarily online from eight different countries spanning the globe created this work. Operating remotely, they are making an impact side-by-side a far-reaching student-run worldwide non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation which they were all once members of called AIESEC.
Global Hybrid Car Market, InnoCSR | Jan 1, 2008
Global Reporting Initiative, InnoCSR | Nov 1, 2007
Fine of 500,000 RMB for E-Waste, LegalCare | Nov 1, 2007
Impact Report, AIESEC Mainland of China | Nov 1, 2007
Annual Sustainability Impact Report
Avoiding IPR Infringement in China, LegalCare | Jan 1, 2007