“Some of the most interesting questions sit between functions, where no one person has the full picture and no one department can solve the problem alone.”
Channing Martin is the founder and executive advisor of CLM Advisory, an independent practice that helps leaders and organizations navigate complexity and make sound decisions in consequential moments. The firm works across executive advisory, organizational transformation, and cultural intelligence. Through CLM Advisory, Channing helps clients translate insight into strategy, coordinate complex work across stakeholders, and connect culture and impact to broader business priorities.
She has spent much of her career advising CEOs of large multinational companies, executive leadership teams, corporate boards, and board committees. Her experience includes establishing human capital strategy across agencies in the U.S. Federal Government, leading strategic planning at the U.S. Department of State, building ESG strategies in technology, and serving as Chief Diversity and Social Impact Officer at Interpublic Group. Throughout her career, Channing has helped organizations make sense of complexity, bring different perspectives together, and turn ambitious ideas into strategies that people can act on.
An experienced public speaker and facilitator, Channing has spoken on large stages and led intimate conversations around the world. She is also a tennis lover and avid traveler who is always in pursuit of new ideas, meaningful connections, and opportunities to bring people together. Her work, on stage and off, is grounded in breaking barriers and creating better outcomes for our talent, our businesses, and our communities.