change agent

noun [C] (also agent of change)

Definition

› HR, WORKPLACE a person or group that works on a change programme: Our change agent has compiled a list of procedures that must change in order for us to achieve our business goals.

› a person or thing that encourages people to change their behaviour or opinions: Two important studies have emphasized that students can be change agents in learning and teaching.

(Definition of change agent noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)