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Mr. Christian has devoted thirty years to enhancing the learning experiences of executives by providing, teaching and facilitating the use of planning models and processes for thinking strategically about products, markets and businesses. His programs have helped clients transfer innovative concepts into profit-producing actions.
Having consulted with many companies, Mr. Christian’s knowledge is spread over a wide variety of industries and companies among them American Cyanamid’s Animal Health Group, Bacardi, Bellcore, Burlington, Chase Manhattan Corp., Chevron, Citicorp, Consolidated Edison, Dexter Corporation, Eli Lilly, Hallmark Cards, Hoechst, Mattel, Merrill Lynch, Metropolitan Life, MONY, Pfizer, Praxair, Quaker Chemical, Reynolds & Reynolds, Scottish Hydro Electric, Unilever, Union Carbide and Xerox.
His special talent is customizing solutions to the clients’ unique needs. An example is Mr. Christian’s development of a program for Unilever senior-level managers that combined a visit to a "future store" with presentations by instructors and company executives. This engaging and interactive program promoted insight into the significance for Unilever of changes in customer and consumer behavior.
Most recently he has developed, taught and facilitated programs in pricing for Pfizer and in brand marketing for Pfizer Metropolitan Marketing Managers. He has also developed, taught and facilitated the core marketing curriculum for training product market managers at Eli Lilly and Pfizer’s European subsidiaries.
Mr. Christian has held a number of positions within Xerox, including Senior Scientist responsible for research in instruction. He has consulted with the Committee on Instructional technology for the Harvard Business School and for many years to Columbia Executive Programs.
Mr. Christian earned a BA from Harvard College and an Ed.M in linguistics and philosophy from Harvard University. The father of two children, he lives in Katonah, New York, and is an avid fly fisherman and Sunday watercolor painter.
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