Job description: As VP of business development and real estate, Christina oversees CSX's portfolio of properties to support rail operations, facility expansion and industrial development. She joined CSX in 2020 as head of real estate and has served as director of property and government accounting. During her tenure, she has nearly doubled the company's strategic growth investments and expanded the CSX Select Site program to attract onshoring and reshoring projects.

Why she's influential as an innovator: Christina has made a difference at CSX and in the broader rail industry through her guidance of the company's Select Site program and industrial development strategy. She has spearheaded initiatives that have strengthened CSX's role as a key partner for businesses, driving carload growth. Through her leadership, CSX has supported customers in industrial expansion and reshoring efforts, contributing to economic revitalization and sustainable development across the eastern United States. As an example of the Select Site program's success, CSX facilitated the selection of a 3,000-acre site for a $4 billion aluminum manufacturing plant. Scheduled to open in 2026, the project will recycle 15 billion aluminum cans annually, creating over 1,000 jobs and generating substantial rail traffic.