Kirsten Gallagher

As the founder and CEO of Kaizen Ninja, Kirsten is known for the passion and enthusiasm she brings to process improvement. With a strong foundation in lean and six sigma, Kirsten has spent the majority of her professional career leading high-impact process improvement kaizen events that streamline organizations, improve team morale and lead to hundreds of thousands to multi million dollars in annual cost savings. She has become a highly sought-out facilitator in higher education, manufacturing, and healthcare. Additionally, Kirsten provides experiential continuous improvement training to organizations and individuals who want to apply continuous improvement methodology and techniques to make a significant difference in their own organizations. Kirsten is also uniquely passionate about creating innovative tools for lean and six sigma implementations and has developed robust capacity analysis tools and integrates current technological solutions to support organizational needs. She is continuously innovating by creating new tools, trainings and services to enhance the lean toolkit. In her free time, you will find Kirsten enjoys outdoor adventures including mountain biking, camping, and rock climbing. One of the most unique experiences that highlight’s Kirsten’s sense of adventure is the year-long RV trip that she took with her husband, two children, and 3 big dogs!