As the Ki ThoughtBridge Senior Associate, Joanna Murray helped launch a major evolution of the company in January 2005 that has allowed us to expand the range of services we provide our clients. Ki ThoughtBridge has integrated its impressive reputation in the fields of negotiation, conflict resolution and mediation with the expertise and intellectual property she helped to develop while serving as Vice President for Trustee Leadership Development, Inc. Joanna has helped develop synergies and new leadership models allowing us to integrate the latest research and theory in leadership development into our work.
Joanna has served a wide variety of clients in the business, education and community sectors including: Aetna Insurance, First Interstate Bank Systems, CH2M Hill, The Salzburg Seminar the national Arthritis Foundation, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, The American Red Cross, The Wyoming Business Alliance, The National Education Association, The American Federation of Teachers, Save the Children International, The American Management Association, Episcopal Relief and Development, and the National Community Leadership Association. She brings over twenty three years experience in organizational and leadership development, assessment, curriculum design, negotiation and mediation experience and training expertise to her work with Ki ThoughtBridge clients.
Joanna's additional experience includes co-owning a consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado that specialized in leadership education; serving as the founding Executive Director of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Foundation; and serving on the senior management team of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Prior to her roles in the business sector, she worked for nine years in higher education, including five years as the Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Denver. Joanna holds a Bachelor of Science in English and a Masters of Science in Education and Organizational Development. She resides in Centennial, Colorado.
EducationB.A. English and Sociology, Iowa State UniversityM.S. Education, Iowa State University
"Our work encourages leaders to foster trust, align their passion with their actions and expand their adaptive capacities. Our integrated model of leadership provides a framework that helps leaders in organizations and communities to manage conflict and lead sustainable change with integrity and authority."
- Joanna Murray