Christian was raised on an Indiana dairy farm and was shaped by Agriculture Education, 4-H, FFA, and Purdue University. He, his wife Robin and 5 kids have lived in Mexico and Costa Rica. Latin America greatly impacted his outlook, faith, and outreach to the community of Indianapolis where they now live.

Christian has nearly 20 years of experience in management, training, and coaching. He has been with Elanco for 8 years working in Global Learning & Development, North and Central America Sales Management/Coaching. His current role involves working with Elanco’s global top customers to help solve their most pressing people performance problems.

He and his wife Robin also work in intentional family coaching, volunteering at church, and serving as a host family for the Safe Families organization. His “why” is to help people become more effective so that they can achieve their “why.”