# Christa Gyori

> Christa Gyori is the co-founder and CEO of Leaders on Purpose, a leadership research, advisory and executive learning organization. A former Unilever executive and founding member of its North American foodservice sustainability council, she works with business leaders on embedding purpose in strategy and organizational change. Her activities include CEO studies, leadership summits, entrepreneur mentoring and recent programs addressing AI and executive judgment.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Leaders on Purpose
- **Organizations:** Leaders on Purpose, Unilever (former executive), EALgreen (historical strategy role), SysMeta (co-founder), Space4Girls (founding advisory board and mentor), Unreasonable (mentor)
- **Education:** MBA in International Business, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Executive education in sustainability leadership; Professional of Excellence designation, not a degree, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Leaders on Purpose., Joint 2023 Thinkers50 Ideas into Practice Award shortlisting with Tatiana Kazakova; this was a shortlist, not a win., Led longitudinal CEO research described in her Consensus 2026 biography as drawing on more than 110 in-depth interviews.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a Unilever executive and was a founding member of the North American foodservice sustainability council.
- **2014-2016** — Public LinkedIn education entry records executive sustainability leadership education at Harvard and a Professional of Excellence designation.
- **2016** — Co-founded Leaders on Purpose, according to her contemporary 2017 Sustainable Brands speaker biography.
- **2017** — Participated as a mentor in Unreasonable Impact US; was listed as CEO of Leaders on Purpose/SDG Leadership Lab and chief strategy officer of EALgreen.
- **2018-2020** — Co-authored successive Leaders on Purpose CEO Studies.
- **2022** — Appeared with Tatiana Kazakova in a Hub Culture interview at Davos.
- **2023** — Jointly shortlisted with Tatiana Kazakova for the Thinkers50 Ideas into Practice Award for Leaders on Purpose.
- **2026** — Developed AI-focused executive work with Dragon Camp and Dynex through the Leadership Intelligence Circle.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Leaders on Purpose.
- Joint 2023 Thinkers50 Ideas into Practice Award shortlisting with Tatiana Kazakova; this was a shortlist, not a win.
- Led longitudinal CEO research described in her Consensus 2026 biography as drawing on more than 110 in-depth interviews.
- Has advised more than 11 Unreasonable companies, according to her Unreasonable mentor profile.
- TED/Unilever Sustainable Innovation Award recipient; public biographies disagree on the year, so no year is asserted here.
- Recipient of a 2023 Disruptor Award, as recorded in public professional biographies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Discussed her Dragon Camp session at Consensus and the planned six-month Leadership Intelligence Circle with Dragon Camp and Dynex in a public LinkedIn post.
- **2026-03** — Announced Andreas Loy as an advisor to Leaders on Purpose in an organization announcement dated March 24 and published March 25.
- **2026-05** — Her Consensus 2026 speaker biography announced a forthcoming book, FutureFit, with Bloomsbury publication planned for February 2027; this remains a biographical announcement, not a verified publisher release date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.leadersonpurpose.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christagyori/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/christagyori

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Last updated: 2026-10-27