

Dr. Collette Portis
CEO
Profile
About
Dr. Collette Portis is a business strategist and business operations expert who helps organizations transform culture into a competitive advantage. As Founder & CEO of RED Development Group, she advises executives, boards, and leadership teams on how to build sustainable and agile systems that drive retention, profitability, and long-term resilience.
With more than 30+ years of experience across for-profit and nonprofit sectors, Dr. Portis is known for her ability to translate complex challenges—culture, inclusion, burnout, and change fatigue—into practical leadership frameworks that produce measurable results. Her work positions well-being not as an initiative, but as a core leadership competenc directly tied to performance and sustainability.
