Christine Spadafor

Christine Spadafor is an experienced commentator at BBC News since 2019, regularly contributing to the "Business Matters" program. Spadafor serves as an Independent Director and Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee at Boyd Gaming Corporation, alongside various roles on other boards, such as the President's Council at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and as a Board Trustee at Mercyhurst University. As CEO and Management Consultant at SpadaforClay Group, Inc. since 2004, Spadafor previously held senior positions at leading management consulting firms. With an extensive background in healthcare and nonprofit leadership, including a tenure as CEO at St. Jude's Ranch for Children and independent director roles in healthcare analytics at Intus Care and compliance at Kindred at Home, Spadafor has demonstrated a commitment to optimizing organizational performance. Academically, Spadafor holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School, a Master of Science from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and several honorary doctorates.