Antoinette Gawin

Principal at Uncanned

Member since April 2016

Hospital and Health Care

Chicago, IL, USA

Biography

Three decades of leadership in the information technology, healthcare and industrial sectors, excel at inspiring others to adopt new concepts, products or behaviors, shaping their space - personally and professionally. Advise non-profits and healthcare technology start-ups on how to achieve their vision.

Passion

Overturning status quo to address inequities, enabling others to create their own breakthrough thinking

Best Story

GE Harris, a JV providing custom-developed IT solutions for the utility sector, was being sued by the government of Egypt. Their contract was necessary for our business to remain viable. I negotiated in-country with people who did not expect a woman at the table, did not expect any answers or commitments to be met. We mediated the contract, then rebuilt their faith in us resulting in a long-term services agreement and funding for new products.

Origin Story

A farm girl from northern Michigan, I followed the improv philosophy of saying "yes, and ... " to new challenges, ideas and jobs that I didn't completely understand. That led me to working and living in many countries and leading all types of people.

Topics/Keywords

strategic change leadership healthcare trends applying innovation change leadership diversity whatever that means diversity nonprofits healthcare tech startups healthcare
I am willing to travel more than 100 miles
Yes
Everything is negotiable

Best Story

GE Harris, a JV providing custom-developed IT solutions for the utility sector, was being sued by the government of Egypt. Their contract was necessary for our business to remain viable. I negotiated in-country with people who did not expect a woman at the table, did not expect any answers or commitments to be met. We mediated the contract, then rebuilt their faith in us resulting in a long-term services agreement and funding for new products.

Origin Story

A farm girl from northern Michigan, I followed the improv philosophy of saying "yes, and ... " to new challenges, ideas and jobs that I didn't completely understand. That led me to working and living in many countries and leading all types of people.

I am willing to travel more than 100 miles
Yes
Everything is negotiable

Topics/Keywords

strategic change leadership healthcare trends applying innovation change leadership diversity whatever that means diversity nonprofits healthcare tech startups healthcare