April De Crescentis, MHA, BSMP, is a business strategist, marketing scientist, educator, and executive leader with nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, strategic planning, and organizational growth in the healthcare, MedTech, SaaS, and consumer industries. As the Founder and CEO of Harlequin Consulting, she helps small and medium-size companies develop and execute impactful marketing strategies and capabilities that drive measurable results through fractional CMO and marketing execution services. April's recent corporate career includes impactful roles at Medtronic, where she led marketing transformations, managed global strategic initiatives for multi-billion-dollar portfolios, and generated millions in new revenue for almost a decade. Previously, April owned and scaled a Denver-based event management company.

A twice-honored alumna of Metropolitan State University of Denver, April holds a Master of Health Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, where she graduated summa cum laude. She joined MSU Denver in 2024 as an adjunct Professor of Marketing to foster leadership and strategic thinking among the future generation of marketing and business professionals.

April serves as Board Member and Marketing Advisor for the International Association for Strategy Professionals and the Media+Tech Collective. She also serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Department of Management, College of Business at MSU Denver.