Julie AverillAs Chief Information Officer of lululemon, Julie Averill led the technology transformation that helped scale the company from $2 billion to over $10 billion in revenue while building global teams capable of sustaining that growth. Prior to lululemon,she led omni-channel and digital transformations at Nordstrom and REI, navigating system failures, high-stakes crises, and the complicated work of integrating technology with business strategy at scale. 

Julie spent her career navigating systems that weren't designed for her - and helped change them along the way. A female leader in technology. A gay woman in rooms where difference still raises eyebrows. A mother who carried two and adopted one child while leading global technology organizations. And a Chief Information Officer who believes the future of AI depends less on machines and more on how human we're willing to be. 

Today, she advises boards, CEOs, and founders at the intersection of AI capability and organizational readiness - the place where most transformations stall. She speaks globally on leadership in the age of AI and helps organizations build what technology can't deliver: teams that tell the truth, leaders who can turn pilots into real change, and cultures that sustain transformation instead of performing it. 

After years in corporations proving herself, building teams, and transforming companies, Julie learned that what matters most is not the systems you build or the revenue you generate, but the people whose capabilities you unlock, the leaders who become more than they thought possible, and the ripple effects that continue long after you're gone. 

She lives in Bellevue, Washington, with her wife Cindy and their three children. When not speaking, advising, or writing, she's on the pickleball court, traveling to visit family across continents, or learning from her global family that the most profound transformations happen when we expand who we're willing to become.  Read More Read Less