Sandra is an executive coach and leadership consultant. She helps people and organizations gain clarity and achieve their professional and business goals by actively listening with empathy, reframing perspectives within context, and providing strategic guidance. With her candid and pragmatic approach, Sandra facilitates outcomes for clients that are impactful, particularly in the areas of leadership, team management and motivation, executive presence, career advancement, and self-empowerment. Sandra brings to her coaching and advisory work 25 plus years of experience in professional services, having created and executed business informed leadership and talent management strategies that produced measurable results and culture change. Most recently, Sandra served as the Chief Diversity & Talent Strategy Officer at the international law firm, Shearman & Sterling LLP, creating the vision for and leading the execution of the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion, people development, and partner services strategies. A sought-after subject matter expert, Sandra has spoken and presented at events hosted by the Practising Law Institute (“PLI”), the New York City Bar Association, the Center for Women in Law, the Conference Board, the Center for Talent Innovation, the Professional Development Consortium (“PDC”), the Professional Development Institute, the Association for Legal Career Professionals, the National Association for Law Placement, the Transportation Lawyers Association, various law schools and firms, and others. Sandra is also a contributing author to An Associate’s First Year: A Guide to Thriving at a Law Firm, published by PLI. She is currently a Trusted Advisor with the PDC and a member of PLI’s Customer Advisory Committee. Sandra began her legal career as a litigator in Canada. Her passion for inclusion, talent development, and executive coaching led her from practicing law to people management. Sandra earned her coaching certification after having completed the International Coaching Federation certified Advanced Coaching Intensive at Columbia University. She is also a Gallup CliftonStrengths certified coach. Actualizing her passion for executive coaching, people development, and inclusion, Sandra founded Sable Group, LLC, a company dedicated to helping people and organizations achieve their professional and business goals. Sandra is based in New York City.