Amber Johnson, PhD
Senior Culture & Strategy Advisor
As a facilitator and consultant, Amber helps companies connect their purpose to their core strategies and behaviors in order to shape culture and drive business results. Amber has global leadership experience with World Vision and the US Peace Corps and has served as a leadership development, organization change, and strategy consultant to organizations, including digital marketing agencies, software firms, universities, health care systems, global manufacturing and consulting companies, utilities, and non-profit organizations.
Amber is certified in the Appreciative Inquiry methodology and has 20 years of experience helping organizations drive change and strategy through human-centered design. Amber previously served as the Chief Communications Officer for Benedictine University’s Center for Values-Driven Leadership, where she oversaw thought leadership, including publishing four eBooks. She is a TEDx speaker, a former contributor at Forbes.com, and the author of the Substack Better Than Fine, where she writes about communication and leadership.
Amber earned a Ph.D. in Values-Driven Leadership from Benedictine University, with a dissertation focused on the success factors of leading global change initiatives. She holds an undergrad and graduate degree in communication studies.
In her free time, Amber volunteers in her community and travels with her family.
