About Christine

Experienced Board Member, C-Suite Trusted Advisor and Public Speaker

Christine Spadafor: Adaptive LeadershipChristine Spadafor is an experienced corporate, private company, university and non-profit board director with deep expertise in organizational transformations, risk management, regulatory compliance, ESG and DEI. She has a demonstrated track record leading domestic and international large-scale initiatives at the intersection of strategy, operations, finance and change management/talent development across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare and entertainment and media. Ms. Spadafor has worked extensively as an advisor to Fortune 500 C-suite executives and boards of directors.

A graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard School of Public Health, Ms. Spadafor is CEO of SpadaforClay Group, management consulting firm. She is a former partner with The Boston Consulting Group and other leading global management consulting firms, and consultant to the United Nations on public health and environmental sustainability.

Ms. Spadafor serves as an Independent Director on Boyd Gaming Corporation, a $3.6B NYSE-listed company, where she is the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and former member of the Compensation Committee. Christine also serves on the President’s Council of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions. She previously served on the boards of Kindred at Home where she was Chair of the Quality and Compliance Committee and of Intus Care. Ms. Spadafor serves on the Board of Trustees of Mercyhurst University and on the Advisory Board of WBUR, one of the premier National Public Radio stations in the US. She is also a commentator on BBC World Service “Business Matters” global radio broadcast and podcast, and a frequent contributor to Fortune, Forbes, Inc., and other business journals.

Ms. Spadafor is a lecturer on Strategic Leadership in the Visiting Executive Program at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a lecturer/presenter at Harvard Medical School and other Harvard graduate programs. She is a speaker/keynote at seminars, meetings and podcasts addressing agile leadership, board governance, and gender equity, including the US Chamber of Commerce, Young Presidents Organization, American Medical Group Association and the national Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.

Ms. Spadafor has been awarded two Doctor of Humane Letters degrees – received in recognition of her professional accomplishments and service to vulnerable and at-risk populations.

Experienced board member, C-Suite Trusted Advisor and Public Speaker

Christine Spadafor: Adaptive Leadership

Christine Spadafor

Board of Directors Member, Management Consultant, CEO, Attorney, Public Speaker, BBC Commentator

Christine Spadafor is an experienced corporate, private company, university and non-profit board director with deep expertise in organizational transformations, risk management, regulatory compliance, ESG and DEI. She has a demonstrated track record leading domestic and international large-scale initiatives at the intersection of strategy, operations, finance and change management/talent development across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare and entertainment and media. Ms. Spadafor has worked extensively as an advisor to Fortune 500 C-suite executives and boards of directors.

A graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard School of Public Health, Ms. Spadafor is CEO of SpadaforClay Group, management consulting firm. She is a former partner with The Boston Consulting Group and other leading global management consulting firms, and consultant to the United Nations on public health and environmental sustainability.

Ms. Spadafor serves as an Independent Director on Boyd Gaming Corporation, a $3.6B NYSE-listed company, where she is the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and former member of the Compensation Committee. Christine also serves on the President’s Council of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions. She previously served on the boards of Kindred at Home where she was Chair of the Quality and Compliance Committee and of Intus Care. Ms. Spadafor serves on the Board of Trustees of Mercyhurst University and on the Advisory Board of WBUR, one of the premier National Public Radio stations in the US. She is also a commentator on BBC World Service “Business Matters” global radio broadcast and podcast, and a frequent contributor to Fortune, Forbes, Inc., and other business journals.

Ms. Spadafor is a lecturer on Strategic Leadership in the Visiting Executive Program at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a lecturer/presenter at Harvard Medical School and other Harvard graduate programs. She is a speaker/keynote at seminars, meetings and podcasts addressing agile leadership, board governance, and gender equity, including the US Chamber of Commerce, Young Presidents Organization, American Medical Group Association and the national Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.

Ms. Spadafor has been awarded two Doctor of Humane Letters degrees – received in recognition of her professional accomplishments and service to vulnerable and at-risk populations.

Current Board Member

Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute for Health Professions
Boyd Gaming
Mercyhurst University
WBUR Boston Public Radio