Consulting Magazine - April 2020

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Christina Churchill is a princi- pal at RSM and the national ead for the technology and igital management consulting practice, where she helps middlemarket companies drive digital transformation and innovation to enhancetheir overall business success. In herrole as the national consulting industry lead for financial institutions, sheworks closely with financial firms ofall types to improve their technologyand business efficiently and implement industry-leading best practices.

“I have a passion for making a
difference, and helping our clients
solve complex, real-world chal-
lenges feeds into this passion. I find
it exciting to help our clients learn
more about technology and how
leveraging technology can improve
their business operations, not just
for the short term but also for the
long term,” she says. “Helping our
clients leverage technology solu-
tions is like the cake. The icing on
the cake is getting a phone call from
the client after the project has been
completed to either get your expert
opinion or to ask for your help in
solving a different challenge.”
That means not only did she do
her job well, but she has become a
trusted advisor who is viewed as
invested in their success. “Noth-
ing is better than cake with lots of
icing,” she says.

Given the current global changes
everyone is experiencing, there’s a
resurgence in new technologies be-
ing developed and utilized. “As we
look more to remote workforces,
the need for collaboration and con-
nectivity tools makes it an exciting
time to be a technologist.”
As the lead of the Women’s Ad-
visory Council at RSM, she helps
develop a path for the next gen-
eration of female leaders. Asked if
she’s ever experienced unique chal-
lenges being a woman consultant in
the technology field, Churchill says
“aside from being the only wom-
an in the room, learning to have a
voice and earning respect among
peers was a challenge earlier in
my career. I have been fortunate to
have wonderful advocates through-
out my career, and those advocates
have helped me find my voice.”

Learning to use her voice has inturn helped her gain respect from herpeers. “If you are the only woman inthe room in such a male-dominatedfield, you need to have a voice oryou will go unnoticed. As women intechnology, we need to create a pathto encourage more women to enterthe field and help them find theirvoice, so no one goes unnoticed orfeels undervalued.”

What does winning Consulting’s Women Leaders in Technology award
mean to you?

CHURCHILL: “I feel honored to have won such an award. I really lovewhat I do. I am passionate about technology, helping our clientsand building a sense of community. This recognition affirms I amfocused on the right things and that I am making a difference ina field I love so much. It is my hope that the young woman who isstarting her career in technology, reading this article, sees an aspect of herself in me and knows that she too can have a long-termcareer in technology and become the recipient of such an award.There are so many talented women in technology and I hope thisaward continues to shine a light on all the great contributions women are making in the field of technology.”