Our People

Our global team of experienced executive mentors have each spent a decade or more running complex, global organizations. Trained as executive coaches, The ExCo Group mentors bring their hard–won wisdom to leadership development. This combination brings an unparalleled level of experience to leadership development that helps clients generate insights and drive outcomes. Our team of Professionals drives our service offerings in support of all our client work. Like our mentors, they are experienced and deeply committed to our craft, customers, and clients.

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Shellye Archambeau

Board Director

Verizon, Roper Technologies, Okta

Janet Barnard

Former Chief People Officer

Cox Automotive

Paul Block

Paul Block

Former CEO

Revlon International, Proteus Capital; Operating Partner — Behrman Capital

Deborah Bothun

Deborah Bothun

Former Global Lead, Media and Entertainment Practice

PwC

Leslie Bradshaw

Leslie Bradshaw

Executive in Residence

Mach49; Former Managing Partner & COO — Made by Many

Bob Brennan, executive coach, is an esteemed director and former CEO with a strong background in technology and startups.

Bob Brennan

Former Chairman/CEO

Veracode

Howard Bubb

Howard Bubb

Former CEO

SARTA, Netronome, Ambric; Former CVP — Intel

Cameron Byers

Cameron Byers

Former CEO

BP Energy Co. NA

Reji Cherian

Reji Cherian

Former CTO

Siemens Shared Services

Lenny Comma

Lenny Comma

Director

Burger BossCo. Holdings Inc.; Former Chairman & CEO —Jack in the Box Inc.

Alessandra da Costa Morrison

Former CHRO

CIA Hering

Lynn Crump-Caine

Former EVP and COO of McDonalds

Board Chair — Wingstop; Director — Advocate Healthcare, Thrivent Financial

Sarah Diamond

Former Global Managing Director of Financial Services

IBM

Jeannie Diefenderfer, executive mentor and coach at The ExCo Group

Jeannie Diefenderfer

Former Senior Vice President

Verizon Enterprise Solutions; Board Director — DigitalBridge Group

Kathleen Dyer

Kathleen Dyer

Former CIO

Adventist HealthCare; Partner - Booz Allen Hamilton

Christine Elliott

Former Chief Executive

IFT (Institute for Turnaround & Transformation)

Duriya Farooqui

Director

InterContinental Hotels Group, NYSE, ICE; Former President of Supply Chain — Georgia Pacific

Reyad Fezzani

Former CEO

BP Global Wind & Solar

Pamela Fields

Former CEO

Stetson Worldwide, Inc; Former President — Tag Heuer U.S.

Scott Finder

Scott Finder

Former Chief Digital Officer

First Republic Bank

Kenneth Freeman

Kenneth Freeman

Former CEO

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Saar Gillai

Saar Gillai

Chairman

Liquid Instruments; Director - Semtech; Former CEO - Teridion; Former SVP/GM - HPE

Dave Goebel

Chairman

Jack in the Box Inc.; Director — Wingstop Inc.; Former CEO — Applebee’s

Pamela Goldberg

Former President and CEO

Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)

Dr. Iris Good

Former Director of Biotechnology

Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade

Bruce Gordon

Former SR. VP & CFO

Disney Interactive Media Group

Patrick Gournay

Patrick Gournay

Former CEO

Arc International; The Body Shop International; Dannon USA

Mark Gumz

Mark Gumz

Former President and CEO

Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Ivgen Guner

Former EVP of Finance

Oracle

John Hartman

Former President of International

Equifax; Former EVP & CCO — Acuity Brands

Kerry Hatch

Kerry Hatch

Former President

American Express Small Business; Starwood Luxury Brands

Akira Hoshino

Akira Hoshino

Former CEO

Century Medical Inc.

Andrew House

Andrew House

Director

Nissan Motor Corp., Dentsu Group Inc; Former CEO — Sony Interactive Entertainment

Henna Inam

Director

Engro Corp; Global Head of E-Innovation — Novartis; CMO — Ciba Vision

Barbara Khouri

Barbara Khouri

Former Deputy CEO & President (U.S.)

Swatch

Tom Kilroy

Tom Kilroy

Former EVP

Intel

Beth Krasna

Beth Krasna

Director

ETH Board, Symbiotics SA, Ethos Services SA, Xsensio SA; Multiple Time CEO

Denice Kronau

Denice Kronau

Former Chief Diversity Officer

Siemens AG; Former CEO - Siemens Global Shared Services; Former CFO - Siemens US and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Anastassia Lauterbach

Former Senior Vice President

Deutsche Telekom; Former SVP — Qualcomm

Christopher F. Lee

Former Managing Director

Deutsche Bank

Deborah Lee James

Deborah Lee James

Former Secretary of the Air Force

United States Department of Defense

Nina Link

Nina Link

Former CEO

MPA – The Association of Magazine Media

Don H. Liu

EVP & Chief Legal & Risk Officer

Target Corporation

Kim Lubel

Former Chairman/CEO

CST Brands

Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann

Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann

Former CEO

Banamex USA; Former President – Citibank CA

Jim Mannebach

Jim Mannebach

Former CEO

Norgren; VP of Financial - Emerson Electric

Kathy Murphy

Kathy Murphy

Former CEO

Corning Gilbert

George Napier

George Napier

Former President/CEO

Wilson Sporting Goods Co.; Meridian Sports; RockShox; Benetton Sportsystem; Prince Sports

Sharon O’Brien

Former CEO

Liberty Insurance Ireland

Brian O’Malley

Brian O’Malley

Former President & CEO

Domino Foods, Inc

Deanna Oppenheimer

Former CEO

Barclays Retail Banking PLC

Rajesh Padmanabhan

Rajesh Padmanabhan

Former CHRO

Capgemini, I-Gate & Vedanta Resources Plc; CEO, Talavvy Business Catalysts

Pardeep Pahal

Former Head of HR

Apollo International Ltd.

Sheila Penrose

Former President

Global Corporate Bank at Northern Trust

Clark Pettit

Clark Pettit

Former President & CEO

Association of Business Information and Media Companies (ABM)

Daniel J. Phelan

Former Chief of Staff

GlaxoSmithKline

Juan Pujadas

Former Vice Chairman

PwC

Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron

Former Chief Patient Officer

Pfizer, Inc.

Laurel Richie

Laurel Richie

Former President

Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Phil Rudolph

Former Executive Vice President

Jack in the Box Inc.

Coretha Rushing

Former Chief People Officer

Equifax, Inc.; The Coca-Cola Company

Sayed Sadjady

Former Partner and Americas Practice Leader,

PwC, EY

Ty Seidule

Senior Advisor

The ExCo Group

Joan Shafer

Joan Shafer

Former Co-Founder and Senior Partner

Barrett Values Centre

Jean Spaulding

Jean Spaulding

Former Director

Cardinal Health

Robby Swinnen

Robby Swinnen

Former President

Intel Asia

Mark Templeton

Former CEO

Citrix Systems, Inc.

Brad Thomas

Former CHRO

Insulet Corporation

Niek Jan van Damme

Former Board Member

Deutsche Telekom

Karen Vander Linde

Karen Vander Linde

Former Partner & Global Practice Leader

PwC

Sreeram Visvanathan 

Former CEO

IBM UK & Ireland

Josh Walden

Former Senior Vice President

Intel

Randy Walker

Former Chairman/CEO

IBM Asia Pacific

Kathy Waller

Former EVP & CFO

The Coca-Cola Company

James D. White

Former Chair, President, & CEO

Jamba Juice

Marty Wikstrom

Marty Wikstrom

Former CEO

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA - Fashion and Accessories Brands

Laura Yecies

CEO

Bone Health Technologies; Former CEO — Neurosync, Catch, SugarSync

Vivien Yeung

Director

Jack in the Box Inc.; Former Chief Strategy Officer – Kohl's Corporation, lululemon athletica

Dawn Zier

Current Chair of Board

The Hain Celestial Group; Former CEO — Nutrisystem