Last Updated: August 21, 2026
PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT
Chris Shaffer is an impact-focused leader who enables senior leaders and organizations to create strong cultures resulting in high trust and skill building, fueling greater innovation for their business. Chris has a proven track record of seeing whole systems, connecting the parts, improving, and optimizing the health of process, people, and interactions. He creates value using a unique data-informed approach to study what’s working and using those insights to enable leaders to model best practices. Excited about helping leaders create environments where people and teams can learn, grow, thrive, and realize their full potential through collaboration.
Areas of Expertise/Results
- Measuring, Diagnosing, and Building Lasting Trust
- Executive Coaching
- Whole and Intentional Leader Development
- Team Building & Development
- Facilitation
- Strategic Data Analysis
Experience/Selected Projects
- 30+ years of experience leading teams and organizations
- ICF trained executive coach
- Ropes Challenge Course facilitator
- 2025 & 2026 published State of Trust at Work research reports across diverse sectors and industries
Credentials
Degrees
- 2006 B.A. in Computer Science, Washington State University
Roles
- 2024-present Strategic Development Architect and Executive Coach, WiLD Leaders, Inc, Kirkland, WA
- 2016-2023 Director Engineering Learning & Insights – L&D for 120,000 people worldwide, Microsoft, Redmond, WA
- 2013–2016 Program Manager – Engineering Excellence, Microsoft, Redmond, WA
- 2011 Loaned Executive – Company Giving Campaign, Microsoft, Redmond WA
- 2010-2020 – Board of Directors, Providence Classical School, Kirkland WA
Selected Clients
- Dayforce
- Loyola Marymount University
- City of Redmond
- Echoing Hills
- Medina McKelvey Law Firm
- North Pole Coffee