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United States

Tysons, Va, Us

Collaborate with public sector executives to bring their vision of change and transformation to life. Align leadership priorities with critical business needs for a company dedicated to powering a future-ready, high-performing government through design, behavioral science, and consulting. Instrumental in leading leadership development programs and organizational success for 100+ leaders annually, attaining a 4.5/5 satisfaction rating. Conduct diagnostic needs analysis to identify skill gaps, driving measurable improvements in leadership effectiveness and organizational performance.Devise dynamic curricula by incorporating inclusive leadership, future-ready competencies, and business imperatives.Engage with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless execution.Championed the launch and delivery of advanced leadership and team development interventions through cutting-edge behavioral science and talent development methodologies, enhancing Federal Government leadership capabilities and team dynamics. Built credibility with Learning Partners and leaders by implementing plan-of-actions via research-driven organizational climate assessments and targeted interventions for teams and individuals. Significantly improved employee engagement and leadership performance.Leverage research-driven, evidence-based experiential learning models to steer the design and delivery of advanced cohort-based leadership development programs, resulting in enhanced recall and on-the-job application.

Dublin, Ohio, Us

Uncover the pivots that are needed to unleash the unlimited potential in each executive at every stage of their career. Guided and advised executives on business strategy execution through improved communication techniques, strategic thinking, and influential decision-making. Advanced expertise in psychometric talent assessment tools and methodologies to employ a data-driven, results-focused approach to executive coaching.Accelerated the development of a CEO-nominee by advancing board communication and executive presence skills, resulting in reaching goal of 100% in six months. Recognized by key stakeholders for achieving significant progress in leadership capabilities. Play a vital role in empowering top-performing leaders to tackle their unique challenges, transforming organizational effectiveness, and equipping them to handle future obstacles.

College Station, Tx, Us

Pioneer a best-in-class leadership development program based on cutting-edge research for a top-tier engineering university.Deliver comprehensive and transformative programs through custom education opportunities that foster collaborative learning, and generate tangible and quantifiable business results.

College Station, Tx, Us

Introduced an innovative team leadership experience for professional engineers by creating team-based approach courses focused on emotional intelligence (EI) and effectiveness. Trained and developed 100+ professional engineers, maximizing interpersonal skills, collaboration, communication, and team performance.Utilized a project-based experiential approach to ensure optimal learning and retention, surpassing industry trends.

Houston, Tx, Us

Established one of the University’s most innovative and scalable leadership development platforms, serving professionals in the 3rd largest city in the US. Formulated and conceptualized the Leadership Principles Certificate program, comprised of hands-on exercises, management theories, and dynamic discussions.TESTIMONIALSI had a preconceived idea for the course, and this was a million times better… - Grace After Fire TESTIMONIALSThis program helped me to define very clear goals and standards of what I wanted to achieve… - Combined ArmsTESTIMONIALSThis program has given me the tools and resources…to become a better and more productive member of my organization… - NextOpEnabled participants to navigate complex challenges by capitalizing on emerging opportunities and team productivity to gain a competitive edge.

Houston, Tx, Us

Architected a distinguished leader development program at a globally recognized start-up organization. Oversaw leadership initiatives, forecasting, and managing budgets, minimizing risks, and coordinating transparency and communication with stakeholders.Led end-to-end functions of multiple leadership programs, augmenting resources, and aligning with business strategy.Increased leadership engagement and program completion by 35%, developing industry (ICF) certified professional coaches in the Houston-Metro area and beyond.Facilitated organizational change by implementing stakeholder mapping, resistance analysis, and effective communication protocols.Established scalable leadership programs, including Activation, Catalyst, Synthesis, and Excursion, with 1,000 participants annually, achieving a 90%+ impact.Expertly managed a $1M budget, solidifying ROI for all learning investments.

Irvine, California, Us

Oversaw the development and delivery of the Modern Leader program, delivering a transformative and innovative learning experience for emerging leaders and middle-managers.

Irvine, California, Us

Teach an innovative university leadership development program to empower emerging leaders.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Defined leadership capabilities among multi-cultural and multi-functional global teams.Partnered with CEOs and executive teams to drive change management strategy and frameworks, including Balanced Scorecard (BSC) & Objectives and Key Results (OKR). Developed 100+ diverse leaders across the US, Asia, and Europe, advising CEOs on scaling talent development. Applied the human-centered change method to transform Farmers’ corporate university. Taught 128 participants from all business units.

Woodland Hills, Ca, Us

Head of executive development for a 20,000+ employee organization, managing consultant team and vendors. Worked closely with HR Business Partners to drive organizational change via PROSCI change management methodology; advised CEO and C-Level Suite on scaling talent development.Managed the High Potential Leadership Development programs for 350+ participants annually, achieving 25% yoy growth and doubling promotion rates to 36%. 80%+ participants reported substantial skill development in areas such as business acumen, strategic thinking, and collaboration.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Led consultant team, delivering training, e-learning, and organizational effectiveness, securing 80% repeat business. Contributed to the design of a $1.5M enterprise-wide e-learning and blended solutions platform, leveraging internal talent and external vendors.

Provided consulting services, implementing a large-scale program comprised of 15 business units and 10,000 employees.

San Francisco, California, Us

Designed successful training curriculums and delivered to over 150 advisors to enhance collaboration and reduce sales delivery costs with over 95% training satisfaction rates.One of the few individuals to globally obtain certification in Balanced Scorecard™ performance enhancement methodology by Norton & Kaplan at Harvard University.Formulated and designed individual, group and inter-group interventions to enhance buy-in of the new strategic vision and unleash a 300% increase in the regional advisors’ level of engagement. Designed and developed an innovative 6-month learning and change program for the high performing talent pool to create a seamless service delivery channel, and to expand revenue opportunities.Uncovered and deployed 2 key improvements in sales distribution and service delivery channel with a 20% increase in margins within a 12-month period.Addressed organizational dilemma and unlocked resistance with a 50% increase in the number of fiduciary specialists embracing the change efforts.

San Francisco, California, Us

In managing a portfolio $500,000,000, interviewed senior management and completed assessment of Fortune 1000 companies in the energy, technology, health care, and consumer, industrial and financial sectors.Foresaw industry and global trends and influenced Wells Fargo’s thinking to invest in Wipro Technology in India with a 297% investment performance from May 2003 to December 2005.Supervised UC Berkeley MBA students in conducting research in the area of Social Responsible Investing (SRI), which led to the acquisition of a SRI investment firm by Wells Fargo.Recognized for exceptional foresight and analytical abilities and as a result appointed to Wells Fargo’s national research team.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Foresaw the 2000-2001 technology bubble and saved investors millions of dollars by early liquidation and transfer to safer investment vehicles.

Ph.D, Human Resources Development

Msc, Organizational Development & Leadership

B.A., History