Christina Alvord began her career as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co after graduating from Harvard Business School.
She was president of the central division of Vulcan Materials Company, the largest producer of construction aggregates in the US, and had previously served as its president of the Southern & Gulf Coast Division and vice president of corporate planning and performance improvement. Before joining Vulcan, Ms Alvord held various executive management positions at GE Aviation, including as president of GE Aviation-Unison Industries and GE Aviation-Middle River Aircraft Systems.