Boards don’t need another AI demo—they need a translator who can turn ambition into governance, adoption, and results. After three decades leading complex technology portfolios in sports, hospitality, and manufacturing, Christine Moffett is channeling operator-level experience into practical frameworks for AI and cybersecurity that senior leaders can actually use.
An award-winning technology executive named to Technology Magazine’s Top 100 Women in Technology Worldwide, Moffett has launched Christine Moffett LLC to help boards and C-suites build organizations that are both AI-ready and deeply human-centered. Her model pairs executive advisory and fractional leadership with a growing bookshelf of leadership, strategy, and AI titles—playbooks designed to extend the impact long after the workshop ends.
A security-first modernization arc. Moffett’s leadership path began with the Phoenix Coyotes, where she modernized core systems and tightened security controls to reduce incidents and improve reliability across the business. She then joined the Arizona Diamondbacks, advancing enterprise infrastructure and analytics while strengthening identity, access, and governance—work that improved performance and resilience under game-day pressure.
Building on those wins, she founded SEAT (Sports & Entertainment Alliance in Technology), a global consortium that, across 16 years, has united thousands of executives and vendors around modernization and trust-based partnership. SEAT’s collaborative DNA foreshadowed the boardroom role she now plays: unbiased, operator-credible, and anchored in shared outcomes.
Moffett then took on league-scale complexity as Head of Enterprise Technology at NASCAR, guiding large-scale modernization across cloud infrastructure, analytics, and cybersecurity—standardizing platforms, accelerating delivery, and sharpening threat detection and response. She later served as CIO of The Kessler Collection, leading enterprise technology and security initiatives that enhanced resilience, streamlined operations, and aligned systems to support growth.
Today, as founder of Christine Moffett LLC, Moffett brings that operator’s lens to clients across industries. A marquee engagement is LightPath Technologies, a global designer and manufacturer of precision photonics, where she serves as Global Fractional CITO/CISO. Her work there encompasses a comprehensive cloud migration to Microsoft Azure, upgrades to global ERP systems, and the implementation of Microsoft XDR—a program that exemplifies her commitment to governance, security-by-design, and change management at scale.
“Christine is a rare leader who bridges business strategy and technology execution with ease. Her transformation work with our client was so impactful, they asked her to stay on as full-time CIO,” says Scott Farber, CEO of Integris Group. “She’s a trusted advisor, a powerful change agent, and an exceptional human being.”
A three-pillar operating model. Moffett’s approach is explicit that AI strategy is as much about people and process as it is about models and data. She frames the work in three operator-friendly pillars:
- Decision Clarity & Prioritization. Align the leadership team on the problem worth solving and the decisions that need better information or speed. Translate strategy into a short, ranked backlog of AI opportunities using a simple feasibility-and-impact screen, qualitative success signals, accountable owners, and 30/60/90-day milestones.
- Guardrails & Governance. Put decision rights, data policy, security, and compliance frameworks in place before scaling. Boards get line-of-sight into risk and return; operators get clarity on how to ship.
- Culture & Capability. Upskill leaders, re-design workflows, and align incentives so AI augments people rather than alienates them.
Productized offerings that travel from boardroom to workflow. For directors and CEOs, Moffett leads AI for the C-Suite briefings and a Boardroom Strategy Sprint that converts curiosity into a prioritized roadmap and governance plan. For operators, she architects an AI Value Pipeline—sequenced initiatives with clear owners, qualitative success signals, and risk controls. For organizations in transition—whether undergoing modernization, M&A integration, or turnarounds—she steps in as a fractional CIO/CTO or AI strategist, bridging leadership gaps while building durable internal capabilities.
Books as a force multiplier. Moffett is a published author whose titles turn enterprise lessons into accessible, repeatable practices. Her Leadership Chronicles series—Mindful Leadership Practices, Strategic Decision-Making, Resilient Leadership, Beyond the Code, and She Leads the Game—builds the human foundation leaders need for disruptive eras. Her AI Strategy Playbook for Boards and Executive Teams demystifies responsible, scalable adoption for non-technical audiences. Clients routinely use the books to onboard leaders, anchor OKRs, and run internal study cohorts—creating a flywheel that pairs advisory with ongoing capability building.
Her influence also reflects a community builder’s mindset. Moffett founded SEAT, and her Inner Circle network now comprises over 12,000 professionals, with more than 400 leaders having been coached throughout her career. “Christine is one of the top ten most influential people in my career,” says Shane Harmon, CEO of Sky Stadium in New Zealand. “Her leadership, unmatched network, and the community she built through SEAT have opened countless doors and changed my life.”
Recognition that matches the impact. Moffett was named to Hospitality Upgrade’s 2024 Technology Rock Stars and the Top 10 Travel & Hospitality Industry CIOs (2023), received the HMG Strategy Global Leadership Institute Award (2024), and has been featured in Technology Magazine, Hospitality Upgrade, and The National CIO Review.
Who she serves. Board directors, CEOs, and C-suite leaders across hospitality, sports and entertainment, manufacturing, and professional services seek Moffett’s blend of data-driven rigor and mindful leadership to turn complexity into explicit, people-centered action. Her workshops and talks include AI for the C-Suite, Prompt Fluency for Leaders, and Leading in the AI Era.
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As organizations worldwide confront the risks and opportunities of AI, Christine Moffett LLC offers something rare: an operating strategy that makes AI make sense—grounded in security, governance, and culture—and a set of playbooks that help leaders sustain the change.
