Carla Skinner,

Carla Skinner believes that the way we lead is the way we change people’s lives. She is an advocate for people and performance in harmony, and for building a better world through business by developing the people who lead.

As Vice President of the Atlantic Region at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute, Carla leads a team serving clients in every industry with assessments, coaching, cultural transformation, and leadership development. She also leads the firm’s Business Development Center of Excellence, where she defines the strategy, builds new pathways for growth, and cultivates long-term partnerships to carry the Truly Human Leadership message to as many organizations as possible.

Prior to joining Chapman & Co., Carla spent 23 years in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, beginning in sales at Abbott Laboratories and then moving to Medtronic. There, she held marketing roles focused on product development and launch strategy and execution. She then led the U.S. Sales Training team for the Advanced Surgical business unit and earned Business Partner of the Year for leading a major organizational shift. Her passion for developing people led her to head the Global Sales Excellence organization, where she was responsible for building commercial capabilities for 5,000+ sales representatives.

Carla also led a cultural transformation program that reached every Medtronic operating unit worldwide and was proven to increase engagement, empower teams, and develop leaders. In her final role, Carla led the Global Medical Education and Physician Relations team for the largest operating unit at Medtronic, responsible for training surgeons and healthcare professionals on the launch of the Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery robot and cultivating deep partnerships with surgical societies.

Carla holds an MBA from Fordham University and a BS in Food Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University.