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About Allison

I’m a former Fortune500 C-suite executive with two decades of leadership experience spanning operations, commercial, and corporate development roles. Most recently, I served on the management team of a publicly listed life sciences company as Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, leading global strategy, M&A, and corporate venture investments.

 

Today, I bring that experience to my work as a board director, strategic advisor, speaker, and transformational coach. My education in mechanical engineering and management taught me to see systems clearly; my leadership and recovery journeys have taught me to see people deeply. I’ve worked across continents and cultures, from startups to multinationals, and now call San Francisco home.

 

At my core, I’m a champion of humanity, healing and hope. I believe leadership begins within, and that power, when aligned with truth and love, becomes a force that heals rather than harms.

 

As a trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner and Mindfulness Meditation (MBSR) student, I integrate these disciplines to help leaders cultivate clarity, courage, and presence. My work invites people to return to themselves restoring coherence between who they are and how they lead.

 

I’m a proud dog-mom (meet Lily) and practiced writer, drawn to the power of language to illuminate, inspire, and transform. Whether in boardrooms or retreats, I help people remember that leadership isn’t about control - it’s about connection to ourselves, to one another, and service to something far greater.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Private Practice

Integrative Leadership Coaching, 2017-Present

Integrative transformational coaching serving clients globally

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Certifications and Trainings

​Foundational Trainings

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Certification, 2014

Dr. John Kabat-Zinn's Mindful Leader

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IFS Level One Training, Practitioner, 2016

IFS Institute, Center for Self-Leadership

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Continuing Education

The Path of Healing and Beyond

IFS Association Swiss, Mariel Pastor, IFS Lead Trainer

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Restructuring and Unburdening Trauma

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Author, The Body Keeps the Score

Dr. Richard Schwartz, Founder, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)

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IFS Self Compassion in Inner and Outer Relationships

Dr. Richard Schwartz

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IFS Parts versus Self, Healing the Divide

Mariel Pastor, IFS Lead Trainer

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