Executive Coach Leadership Coach Behavioral Health Coach Leadership

Elena Pezzini, Ph.D.

Behavioral Scientist Executive Coach Organizational Consultant

*********@*****.*** 415-***-**** Las Vegas, NV and Miami, FL English / Italian SUMMARY

Industrial-Organizational Psychologist and ICF Professional Certified Coach specializing in leadership development, DEIAB strategy, and behavioral health. Services are delivered through an incorporated practice under direct contract to Fortune 500 corporations, technology firms, federal agencies, universities, and national behavioral health platforms, alongside graduate teaching and nonprofit leadership. Bilingual in English and Italian, with expertise in cross-cultural executive coaching, organizational psychometrics, and evidence-based program design. CONSULTING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTICE

Founder and Principal Consultant, Behavioral Scientist 2007 to Present You Have Got The Power, consulting and behavioral health corporation Operate an incorporated behavioral science practice delivering leadership development, organizational consulting, and behavioral health services under contract to enterprise clients and national care platforms. Scale leadership and resilience frameworks for 50 or more organizations across Fortune 500, federal, and international nonprofit sectors, yielding a 40 percent increase in executive retention. Deliver inclusive leadership programs to 500 or more senior managers, driving a 25 percent rise in organizational engagement scores. Build corporate resilience and well-being workshops adopted by 3 multinational clients, reducing workforce burnout by 35 percent on pre and post assessment.

Launch a mentorship incubator for junior organizational consultants, achieving a 100 percent promotion rate within 24 months. Create an AI-powered coaching application built on a science-based Wheel of Life framework, enabling users to track and develop across purpose, mindset and emotional regulation, health, skill growth, relationships, and fulfillment, translating structured coaching methodology into a scalable digital product.

Behavioral Health Coach 2023 to Present

Spring Health contracted through You Have Got The Power Deliver structured, goal-oriented behavioral health coaching within an evidence-based framework, sustaining a 9.6 out of 10 average member feedback score across three years of continuous practice. Hold maximum member ratings of 10 out of 10 on all measured alliance dimensions: working relationship, mutually agreed goals, and agreement on approach.

Document session outcomes, progress toward member-defined objectives, and referral needs under platform clinical and compliance standards.

Coaching Practitioner 2023 to Present

MyndUp and Unmind contracted through You Have Got The Power Maintain concurrent practitioner contracts across international behavioral health and coaching platforms, serving members in US, UK, and EU employer populations.

Deliver coaching in both English and Italian, allowing members of multinational workforces to work in their preferred language rather than their employer's default.

Coach across six continents and multiple time zones, adapting practice to differing cultural norms around hierarchy, directness, and disclosure.

SELECTED CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS

Executive Coach and Group Program Facilitator 2021 to 2023 Executives at Salesforce, Alphabet and Google, Amazon, McKinsey, Deloitte, Stanford University, and the U.S. Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration coached through global coaching platforms under contract to You Have Got The Power Coached senior leaders including a Senior Director of Software Engineering, a Head of Partnerships, a Chief of Staff, and an SVP, on executive presence, personal brand, difficult feedback, and prioritization under organizational change. Designed and led group coaching programs blending subject matter expertise with organizational consulting, delivering structured exercises, curated diversity and inclusion resources, and accountability frameworks across executive cohorts. Client-reported outcomes include 10 out of 10 progress against self-set goals, measurable gains in focus and personal velocity, stronger team adaptation to restructuring, and improved capacity to advocate ideas in high-stakes settings. Advised leaders on team evaluation practice, feedback culture, and the boundary-setting and self-management habits that sustain performance across hybrid and distributed teams.

Coached leaders across the nonprofit and mission-driven sector, including Google.org and Planned Parenthood, on capacity building, team sustainability, and leading through resource constraint. Coach executives at leading artificial intelligence and frontier technology companies through current platform engagements, addressing rapid scaling, role ambiguity, and sustained performance in fast-moving research environments. Behavioral Consultant, Hiring and Assessment 2025

Apple engaged through a Silicon Valley executive recruiting firm Designed an evidence-based I/O assessment framework for technical hiring, incorporating DISC, situational judgment tests, EQ-i 2.0, structured behavioral interviews, and aggression screening, applied to engineering and technical placements at a Fortune 10 technology company.

Analyzed historical hiring and separation data to identify behavioral patterns predicting workplace conflict, then built a 90-day probationary program with defined behavioral standards, onboarding materials, and integration coaching. Trained recruiters and hiring managers on legal boundaries in candidate evaluation, anti-discrimination compliance, early detection of behavioral risk, and coaching-based conflict resolution. Delivered across four phases spanning discovery and historical data review, framework development, stakeholder implementation and pilot testing, and ongoing monitoring with iterative refinement based on real-world outcomes. Subject Matter Expert 2023 to Present

Prometric

Serve as an approved Subject Matter Expert for a global testing and credentialing organization, contributing to the development and review of standardized psychology examinations.

Participate in standard setting panels establishing cut scores and performance benchmarks for the DSST Introduction to Psychology examination.

Author and review assessment items against published content specifications across recurring test development cycles. Private Executive Coaching and Consulting 2007 to Present Retained directly by senior leaders, including Amazon executives Maintain a private practice serving executives, founders, and public-facing professionals across technology, finance, media, and the speaking and training industry.

Deliver structured private and group coaching programs on monthly engagement terms, combining live sessions with between-session accountability through shared documentation and guaranteed response windows, billed in USD and EUR for international clients. Operate under a documented client agreement defining scope boundaries, requiring written clearance from a client's treating provider before coaching proceeds alongside psychological care. Earlier Career

Consulting, corporate training, and in-house human resources Held consulting and in-house roles spanning human resources, organizational development, and corporate training, including Aon, Countrywide (now part of Bank of America), and diversity training and development for Showtime. Designed and delivered remote-management training for Charles Schwab managers and executives through a third-party consulting firm, well before distributed work became standard practice. Built practice across the full range of company stages, from venture-backed startups and small businesses to Fortune 500 organizations, alongside classroom teaching at the secondary level. TEACHING

Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Psychology 2023 to Present Southern New Hampshire University employed

Design and teach five graduate psychology courses: Ethical Practice in Psychology, Psychology of Leadership, Organizational Consulting, Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Cognitive Neuropsychology. Instruct multiple concurrent sections across consecutive terms since 2023, reaching 1,500 or more graduate students with a consistent 95 percent satisfaction rating.

Maintain current faculty certification in online instruction, information security, and institutional compliance including sanctions and export controls.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Registered Psychological Associate and Clinical Counselor 2023 to 2024 Private telehealth and collaborative clinical agencies, California employed Delivered 300 or more HIPAA-compliant teletherapy sessions with an audited 88 percent client-reported improvement rate. Completed all supervised hours required for licensure in 2024 under two board-approved supervisors, with records on file with the California Board of Psychology.

Cut client no-show rates by 50 percent through automated scheduling and reminder systems. Trained 15 licensed clinicians in evidence-based animal-assisted interventions, expanding practice revenue by 120,000 dollars annually. Registered Psychological Associate 2025

Partner nonprofit organization delivered under contract to the You Got The Power Foundation Provided clinical services to a partner nonprofit at substantially reduced cost, expanding care access for underserved populations, after completing all licensure hour requirements in 2024. Contributed to federal grant research and application development, informing the organization's funding strategy. NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

Founder and Nonprofit Manager 2010 to Present

You Got The Power 501(c)(3) Non Profit Foundation, yougotthepower.org Direct a federally recognized 501(c)(3) foundation serving underserved communities through coaching, education, and animal-assisted programs supporting the human-animal bond.

Lead the Dog Lovers program, advancing communication and coaching practice across the owner, veterinarian, and trainer relationship. Convene a veterinary Board of Directors and a 27-member international advisory and donor network across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Author of Dog's Lovers: You, the Vet and the Dog Trainer/Coach, published in English and Italian. Sustained volunteer service with the Italian Red Cross and multiple nonprofit organizations across Italy and the United States. EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Ph.D., Psychology (Industrial-Organizational focus), National University, Dean's Honor List M.S., Applied Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Golden Gate University Registered Psychological Associate, California Board of Psychology, registration active through 2028 Professional Certified Coach, PCC, International Coaching Federation Co-author, Success from the Heart (2015), number one Amazon best seller in four categories Certifications: Hypnocoach (2007), Animal Assisted Interventionist (2024), Yoga Instructor (2024) SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Assessment: MMPI, DISC, Hogan Assessment Systems, Gallup CliftonStrengths, leadership competency framework design Systems: Enterprise EHR and telehealth platforms, Qualtrics analytics, virtual facilitation, distributed collaboration tools Practice areas: DEIAB strategy, corporate resilience program design, change management coaching, cross-cultural executive development Languages: English, native. Italian, fluent.

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