Courtney Khimji
CEO and Founder, Chimera Collective
Public relations, communications strategy, crisis and issues management, societal trends, marketing trends, senior leadership trends, Artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on communications, consumer brands, women in leadership, entrepreneurship, small business, founder story.
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Biography
Courtney Khimji is the CEO of Chimera Collective, an independent global lifestyle public relations and digital content firm with a hybrid DNA. Khimji is a PR veteran with over 18 years of experience spearheading bilingual integrated marketing and communications campaigns for prestigious global brands across luxury, technology, hospitality, beauty, apparel, and lifestyle sectors. She has also worked with start-ups and small businesses at leading marketing and PR firms in Paris and Toronto. Chimera Collective services a prestigious portfolio of lifestyle and corporate clients, ranging from fast-track start-ups to some of the world’s leading brands, including L’Oréal Groupe (corporate and brand-level), Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Tinder, Amazon, and Reformation. Khimji holds an MA in the Humanities from the University of Chicago and has sat on committees and jury panels for several cultural organizations including the National Magazine Awards, Toronto Arts Foundation, The National Ballet of Canada, and the Royal Ontario Museum.