Natalie Burtson

Natalie Burtson was, until recently, the head of strategy and transformation delivery for Save the Children US, where she led all strategic planning efforts and built the change and project management practices within the organization. She is currently working with Save the Children in a part-time consulting capacity on Afghan re-settlement efforts in the US. Prior to Save the Children, Natalie spent nearly a decade as a Board member at Near & Far Aid, a non-profit funding local organizations fighting poverty. Before that, she spent over a dozen years in the media and entertainment industry as a database marketing expert, including stints at Time Warner, The New York Times and Viacom's Blockbuster. Natalie holds a BA in Economics from the University of Washington and is a Xerox-certified Lean Six Sigma black belt.