Christine Heckart

Christine Heckart is the founder and CEO of Xapa World, an AI-powered platform reshaping leadership development through bite-sized, gamified daily experiences rooted in building emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills. A visionary leader with over three decades in the tech industry, Christine has created multiple market categories and is dedicated to democratizing leadership growth across all levels of an organization.

Before launching Xapa, she served as CEO of Scalyr (acquired by SentinelOne) and held executive roles at Cisco, Microsoft, NetApp, and Juniper Networks. Her board service spans companies like Lam Research, SiTime, and 6sense. Widely recognized for her strategic insight and industry influence, she’s a frequent speaker and advocate for conscious leadership, TRUSTworthy AI, and empowering the next generation through emotionally intelligent work cultures.