Elise Ghebremichael doesn’t just manage change; she masters its high-stakes environment. As the Founder and President of Leader in Change Consulting, Elise brings a rare combination of poise, precision, and nearly 20 years of strategic leadership to the world’s most complex organizational shifts. Before she was leading organizational change for $500M digital transformations, Elise was an Accenture senior leader heading up teams and transformation initiatives at the largest global companies such as Microsoft, Shell, Chevron and Haliburton. Today, she is helping Fortune 500 executives navigate what she calls "The Complexity Curve."

With an MBA from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business and a career spent advising C-Suite leaders in Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Tech, and AI, Elise is a seasoned strategist known for her "Human-First" methodology. While she leads a team of elite, certified change practitioners, Elise’s own authority is built on measurable impact including securing $35M in cost savings for a global enterprise and stabilizing organizations facing 60% turnover.

A proud Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certified business owner, Elise lives in Houston, where she balances her passion for organizational health with community leadership, mentorship of women in college and early career, and the beautiful chaos of family life. She is a former board chair for Generation SERVE and former board member of the Seattle / King County YWCA. She is a frequent speaker on the intersection of technology and human behavior, helping companies transition from uncertainty to clarity.