Overview
Patti B. Johnson is a distinguished change management and strategic communications advisor and the former CEO of People Results, a change and learning consulting firm she founded over 15 years ago. Under her leadership, People Results achieved significant success, culminating in a successful private equity acquisition in late 2023. PeopleResults clients included McKesson, 7-Eleven, PepsiCo, Novavax, Microsoft, Ingevity, Shell, Frito-Lay, Accenture, and many more. Previously, Patti was a Senior Executive at Accenture and held numerous global human capital leadership positions specializing in people and client transition. She has been an Adjunct Faculty member at SMU for over ten years and was recently selected for the Forbes Business Council. Patti is also the author of the bestseller Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life, with the 2nd edition released in 2024. She also hosts the podcast Be a Wave Maker: Conversations on Change. She has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, MONEY Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, Fortune, and many more.