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Christina McFadden

CEO & Founder

Blue Door Partners

Christina McFadden Arteaga is a leadership coach and experiential facilitator who helps leaders level up and lead with clarity and confidence. She is known for creating honest, playful spaces where people can show up fully, learn at their growth edge, and take bold steps forward. With more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles—including being the first employee at multiple startups—Christina brings both strategic rigor and laughter to her work. She specializes in executive presence, group dynamics, and verbal and nonverbal patterns that shape influence, trust, and connection. Her coaching supports leaders and teams navigating growth, complexity, and change with greater ease and impact. Christina has partnered with leaders across tech, finance, healthcare, and education, working with organizations such as Adobe, Anthropic, Apple, Credit Karma, Delta Airlines, Dollar Store, Dropbox, EY, Expedia, Google, LinkedIn, Lyft, Microsoft, UC Berkeley, United Airlines, QVC, Zoom, and numerous startup founders. She also designs and leads group and team coaching experiences that strengthen collaboration and leadership capacity in fast-moving environments. Christina has taught and facilitated programs globally, including at UC Berkeley, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, and the Co-Active Training Institute. She holds a postgraduate degree in Organizational Leadership from Oxford, a Master’s in Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco, and is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation. A longtime improviser and world traveler, she brings curiosity, presence, and play wherever she goes.