Joanie Walker

Executive summary

Joanie Walker is a managing director at Grant Thornton. Prior to Grant Thornton Joan served as a principal consultant at TayganPoint Consulting Group accountable for developing overall strategy, services and go-to market planning and implementation for discreet IT services focused in Life Sciences and emerging market companies. Joanie has over 20 years of experience across pharmaceutical, medical device and manufacturing industries with a focus in corporate shared services leading and managing complex global programs. She has also provided consulting and thought leadership on PMO structures, governance and change management while driving the execution and delivery for complex initiatives for her clients. Her work focuses on helping our clients and IT leaders to align their IT strategy with the business objectives and ultimately operationalize that strategy through to execution, enabling them to harvest the value of IT to their organizations.

Professional qualifications and memberships

Change Management Certification Agent One
ITIL Foundation Certified V3
Courses in Six Sigma: Lean Thinking, Process Improvements (DMAIC)

Community involvement

Former board member of Hunterdon County Mother of Multiples
Member/Volunteer for NJ Dress for Success
Volunteer for Hunterdon County Jr. Red Devils Cheer/Football

Education

BA English, Douglass College, Rutgers University
MBA, Marketing, Rutgers University