Suzi Pomerantz, MT, MCC is an award-winning executive coach, facilitator, and author with 20 years of coaching and teaching experience working with leaders and teams in over 160 organizations internationally across Government agencies, not-for-profit and private sector clients, including seven companies on the Fortune 100 list.
A coaching veteran in the legal industry, Suzi has coached leaders in seven corporate law departments and a dozen law firms. Other industry experience includes: consulting, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality, entrepreneurial enterprises, federal and state government, educational institutions, membership-based service entities, construction, and executive MBA programs. Her clients include leaders and teams from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, National Commission for Women, Department of Treasury (OCC), National Institutes of Health (multiple agencies), Goodwill Industries, Naval Sea Systems Command, Fairfax County Public Schools, USAID, USPS, USDIA, USDA, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Accenture, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, American Express Financial Advisors, DuPont, Freddie Mac,
Turner Construction, Lockheed Martin, MedImmune, Pfizer, PriceWaterhouseCoopers,
Sears, Tyco, Welch’s, IBM, Supreme Court of Virginia, Toyota, Association of Corporate
Counsel and others.
Suzi's strength lies in helping leaders and organizations find clarity within chaos. Her no nonsense approach is professional, strategic, creative, conversational, analytical and results-oriented. She was one of the first executive coaches to receive the Master credential from the International Coach Federation 14 years ago and is considered a thought leader in the coaching industry.
Suzi serves in a number of international Board of Director positions and volunteer leadership roles, donating time and resources to organizations that are leading the future of the coaching profession. Suzi chaired the first ICCO Symposium in Washington, DC on The Global Implications of Organizational Coaching. Suzi has been guest faculty and a featured speaker to industry leaders in more than a dozen coaching schools and communities worldwide including: Association of Coach Training Organizations, Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, Newfield Network, and the Gestalt Center for Organization and Systems Development International Gestalt Coaching Program.
Suzi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia and a Master's degree from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. Her honors include Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society, Dean's List, and Lawn Resident (Thomas Jefferson's Academic Village). In addition to her academic achievements, Suzi is credited with over 25 publications about coaching, ethics, and business development, and 4 books including Seal the Deal (HRD Press 2006).
She received the 2007 Woman of Achievement Award from Business and Professional Women with the Commission for Women. In 2008 the ICCO Board of Directors established a legacy award: the Suzi Pomerantz Award for Stewardship will be given annually. In 2009 she was named the #1 Most Influential Executive Coach on Twitter. In 2010 she became one of the Founding Coaches of the Relationship Mastery Academy by Ferrazzi Greenlight, and was named a SupporTED coaching hero for her work coaching the world-changers in the prestigious TED Fellowship program . In 2012 she was invited to join the Harvard Business Review's Advisory Council to help shape the content they develop on management and leadership. Suzi annually attends the exclusive Conversation Among Masters invitation-only gathering for master coaches.
