Ivonne Furneaux is a keynote speaker, former corporate executive and founder of emPower Up Consulting. She helps organizations—and the people in them—lead through change and unleash their full potential by exposing the invisible forces that fuel disengagement and disconnection in every workplace.

With an advanced business degree and more than 20 years leading communications, culture, transformation and employee experience at some of the world's biggest brands including UnitedHealth Group, Target and WeightWatchers, Ivonne brings executive insight, academic knowledge and lived experience to her clients and audiences alike. 

A first-generation American and Air Force brat, Ivonne blends authenticity, authority and a touch of levity to create a new perspective on the workplace. Her Four-I Framework—inform, involve, inspire, invest—equips everyone to close the gaps and unlock what’s possible.