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Kris H van Riper
Practice Vice President
Kris van Riper focuses on how to help global enterprises close the gap between strategy to execution, and successfuly execute transformations in the real world. She works with enterprises to lead change initiatives understanding the complexity of human behavioral in addition to technical challenges. She works with enterprises on how to create clear principes, next-generation govenernace models, how to scale change messages, how to be thoughtful about the human side of transformation. She also leads Gartner's content portfolio for the "Building the Human-AI Workforce" and for the 2027 Agenda for CIOs and Technology Executives.
Previous experience
Ms. van Riper's prior roles included competitive landscape analysis, economic and financial modeling and new product development.
Professional background
Atlantic Media, Executive Director, 1 years
Carson Group Consulting, Director, 3 years
Joint Economic Committee - US Congress, Professional Staff Member, 2 years
The World Bank, Corporate Governance Analyst, 2 years
AOL/Netscape, Business Analyst, 1 years
Areas of coverage
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Build and Evolve the PPM Function and Team
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Modernize Processes with AI for the PMO/EPMO
Education
M.B.A., Wharton Business School
M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
B.A., Cornell University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Portfolio Prioritization and Reprioritization
Strategic Portfolio Management
Organizational Change Leadership
Execution Management for Effective Value Delivery
2026 CIO and Technology Executive Agenda - Investment Trends & Strategic Priorities