Get to Know Kriss
Kriss Deiglmeier is a dynamic board director, CEO, and thought leader who drives growth and innovation. Known for her strategic leadership and transformative approach, she has served on numerous boards, helping them evolve by recruiting new members, restructuring committees, and improving governance practices. Her extensive experience spans both public and private sectors, with a particular focus on delivering value across industries and geographies.
An avid traveler, Kriss's passion for adventure and love of learning has shaped her belief system and fueled her commitment to positively impacting the world. Her diverse personal and professional experiences inspire her to create a better future for everyone’s family, friends, and communities.
Kriss believes you grow when you “repot” yourself. She has worked in the corporate, philanthropy, nonprofit, social enterprise, and academic sectors.
She has backpacked around the world and visited more than 50 countries and counting.
Kriss has presented nationally and internationally on, social innovation, stakeholder economy, ESG, responsible AI, design thinking, and impact investing.
Each year, she picks a “word for the year” and strives to live by it — believing firmly in keeping things simple.
Kriss’s core beliefs include: “Learn something new every day” and “Be adventurous. Be afraid.”
She loves walking meetings and agrees with Nilofer Merchant that “sitting is the smoking of our generation.”
She prefers research articles over what seems like an infinite number of “blogs”
She co-authored the most cited article on social innovation, Rediscovering Social Innovation—with over 3,200 citations.
Her family, friends, and colleagues bring her joy and keep her going.
The winter holidays are not only an occasion for spending time with friends and family, they can also be a great time to make a difference. Fundraising success in the holidays translates directly into helping solve the social problems we all care about
Read MoreUsing stories to raise awareness and inspire action seems to be all the rage. The New York Times bestselling book Made to Stick, by Stanford GSB professor Chip Heath and his brother Dan, has been at the forefront of uncovering and advocating the use of stories to get an audience to remember your ideas, programs, or products.
Read MoreMany of us enjoy a good debate, and there’s an important one playing out on our doorstep. Some people say we’re in the midst of a revolution where the new tools of social media are reinventing social activism in vital ways.
Read MoreSecluded in the mountains of Montana for summer vacation, I was able to take time away from the hectic life of work, family, events, dogs, yard work, board work … I needed a brain break.
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