Xan is a seasoned workplace strategist, known for helping organizations create high-performing, people-centered cultures. Since founding Artixan Consulting Group LLC in 2010, she has partnered with organizations and boards to design and implement sustainable strategies that enhance employee engagement, productivity, and positive cultural transformation. She is an ICF certified leadership coach and an expert in designing and conducting assessments, workshops and meeting facilitation, and brings energy and insight to every engagement. Her strategic advice supports leaders in aligning teams, navigating change, strengthening stakeholder relationships, managing risk, and cultivating thriving workplaces. She leads a multidisciplinary team in People Strategy, Change & Culture, Professional Development, Leadership Coaching, and Meeting/Workshop Design & Facilitation. At our related firm, Artixan Investigations PLLC, Xan and the team conduct hundreds of impartial workplace investigations, train professionals on investigation best practices and techniques, and serve as expert witnesses in complex employment litigation matters.
Her early career as an employment attorney at Proskauer Rose and subsequent leadership roles at Fortune 100 companies laid the foundation for her unique perspective and strengthened her reputation as a trusted business advisor. As VP and Assistant General Counsel at Bristol-Myers Squibb, she played a key role in developing enterprise-wide performance and risk management systems and served on both HR and Legal leadership teams. She later served as Chief Human Resources Officer and General Counsel at Krush Technologies, a tech start-up, where she designed and scaled programs across the employee lifecycle and managed business and legal risk.
Xan is also a board member of the Women’s Forum of New York. She holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was Senior Editor of the American Criminal Law Review, and earned her BA in Mass Communication Studies from UCLA, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude.
Meet The Team
We have an experienced team with backgrounds in a variety of industries and includes experienced workplace trainers, certified leadership and DEI coaches, and HR professionals with employee relations and change management specialties.
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